Ancient regions of Anatolia
| Ancient Regions of Anatolia | |
Regions of ancient Anatolia. Borders drawn along the Euphrates and Armenian Highlands in the east, Taurus Mountains, Amanus Mountains and Mediterranean Sea in the south and sout-east, Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea) to the north, and Aegean Sea, Propontis (Marmara sea), Bosphorus and Thrace in the west. Also can include nearby islands like Cyprus, Lesbos, Chios, Icaria, Samos and Rhodes. | |
| Location | Northwestern Middle East |
The following is a list of regions of Ancient Anatolia, also known as "Asia Minor," in the present day Anatolia region of Turkey in Western Asia.
Late Bronze Age regions (circa 1200 BC)
Late Bronze Age regions of Anatolia/Asia Minor (circa 1200 BC) with main settlements.
- Alasiya/Alashiya (later Cyprus)
- Arzawa/Assuwa (roughly West Asia Minor/Anatolia and later Asia Province)
- Adadura
- Alatra
- Appawiya
- Arzawa Proper
- Assuwa Proper (origin of the name Asia?)
- Dunda
- Dura
- Ḥalluwa
- Hapalla
- Ḥuwallušiya
- Karakisa
- Karkiya (later Caria)
- Kaukauni
- Kispuwa
- Kuruppiya
- Kuwaliya
- Lazpa (later Lesbos)
- Lukka/Lugga/Warsiya/Warsiyalla (later Lycia)
- Siyanta/Siyanda
- Zippasla
- Luissa
- Masa (later Mysia?)
- Mira
- Pahurina
- Parista
- Pasuhalta
- Seha
- Taruisa (later Troad/Troas?) (Wilusa/Wilusiya was the capital - has been identified with Ilion/Troy)
- Unaliya
- Walma
- Azzi-Hayasa/Hayasa-Azzi (later Lesser Armenia/Armenia Minor?)
- Hatti (later Cappadocia)
- Lowland (Hittite: Katerra Udne) (later Cappadocia) (German name on the map: Unteres Land)
- Highland (Hittite: Sarazzi Udne) (later West Pontus and Lesser Armenia/Armenia Minor) (German name on the map: Oberes Land)
- Isuwa/Kammanu/Melid (later Melitene and Sophene)
- Kaska (East Pontus)
- Kizzuwadna/Kizzuwatna (Luwian: Kizz Uwadna/Kizz Uwatna; Hittite: Kez Udne - Land on this Side) (Quwê) (later Cilicia Pedias/Cilicia Campestris)
- Kummuh/Kummaha (later Commagena)
- Kurkuma (Gurgum)
- Mukis
- Pala (later Paphlagonia)
- Arawana
- Kalasma
- Kasula
- Tumanna (later Domanitis?)
- Palistin/Walistin/Pattin/Pattina (Unqi) (original region of the Philistines?)
- Tarhuntassa (later Cilicia Trachaea/Cilicia Aspera)
Classical Age regions (circa 200 BC)
Anatolia/Asia Minor in the Greco-Roman period. The classical regions and their main settlements (circa 200 BC).
See also
- Historical regions of Anatolia
- Geography of ancient Anatolia
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