Aegean Region

The Aegean Region (Turkish: Ege Bölgesi) is one of the 7 geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya.

For other uses, see Aegean.
This article is about the geographical region Ege Bölgesi of Turkey. For the statistical region within Turkey, see Aegean Region (statistical).
Aegean Region
Ege Bölgesi
Region
CountryTurkey
Largest cityİzmir
Provinces
8
Area
 • Total85.000 km2 (32.819 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Population
 (2021 est.)
 • Total10,477,153
 • Density121/km2 (310/sq mi)
DemonymTurkish: Egeli
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (TRT)

Located in western Turkey, it is bordered by the Aegean Sea to the west, the Marmara Region to the north, the Central Anatolia Region to the east, and the Mediterranean Region to the south.

Among the four coastal regions, the Aegean Region has the longest coastline.

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