Aintab plateau


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Aintab plateau
Aintab plateau or Gaziantep plateau ( Levantine pronunciation: ) is a low, gently undulating plateau that forms the westernmost part of the Southeastern Anatolia Region in Turkey. It forms the northwestern end of the Arabian Plate where it meets the Anatolian Plate at the East Anatolian Fault. The plateau lies in the Turkish provinces of GaziantepKilis, and Adiyaman. In Classical Antiquity, this was the region of CommageneGaziantep (Aintab) is located nearly in the south-center of the plateau.

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