How many cities are there in Turkey?

* * * Republic of Turkey (Turkish: türkiye Cumhuriyeti；; ; English: The Republic of turkiye, for short, is a country spanning two continents, bordering the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, Syria and Iraq in the southeast, the Aegean Sea in the west, Greece and Bulgaria in the east and Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran in the east.

Turkey's geographical location and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important. It is a crossroads connecting Europe and Asia. Ankara, the capital, has a land area of 783,600 square kilometers and a population of 84.68 million (202165438+February). Turks account for more than 80%, Kurds account for about 15%, and the ethnic group is divided into 865438+.

Turkish classical times

Anatolia played an important role in the history of civilization in biblical times, from Abraham to Mount Ararat where Noah's Ark was moored. The West Pacific (also translated as the Hatti), the Luvi and the Hulite successively occupied Asia Minor, and the site of Hattusha, the capital of Hittite Empire, is located in Bozkoy village, Chorum province in central Turkey.

The Hittite kingdom was formed in about17th century BC. It was a small country at first, then formed an alliance with Hattusha as the center and gradually unified. The Hittite empire entered its heyday in13rd century BC. At the end of 13 BC, Phoenicians swept the eastern Mediterranean and the Hittites were dismembered. In the 8th century BC, the remaining Hittite Empire was destroyed by Assyrian Empire. Although the Hittite Empire finally perished, it had a far-reaching impact on the development of ancient world civilization. They first invented and used iron, which greatly promoted the progress of human productivity.

The double-headed eagle symbol popular on badges and flags in European countries is said to have originated from the ancient Hittite Empire. As a result, many Indo-European-speaking nations and "maritime nations" moved into this area, forming an immigration tide. Among these immigrants, the Phrygia people established a kingdom with Goldie Umm as its capital in the 9th and 8th centuries. The invasion of outsiders completely destroyed Hittite and Trojan civilization.

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