Mediterranean Region is a mountainous region.Toros Mountains, a mountain chain from west to east, covers most of the region. Another chain isAmonos Mountains which run from north to south in the extreme east of the region. The mountains run in parallel to sea and in most places the mountains meet the sea except in coastal plains. The coastal plains were formed in the lower courses of the rivers. The most important coastal plain isÇukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) in the eastern part of the region. It was formed by three rivers,Berdan,Seyhan andCeyhan. Main lakes of the region, likeLake Beyşehir,Lake Eğirdir andLake Burdur which form a closed basin are in the north west of the region.
The capital of each province is a city bearing the name of the province exceptAntakya which is the capital city of Hatay Province.
However, as the provinces are the administrative units their border lines do not exactly match that of the region. Thus, the region includes also the eastern part ofMuğla Province as well as southern parts of the neighbouring provinces likeKonya Province,Karaman Province andNiğde Province. On the other hand, northern and eastern parts of Kahramanmaraş Province are not included in Mediterranean region.
The Mediterranean Region has aMediterranean climate at the coast, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters and asemi-aridcontinental climate in the interior with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
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