Anatolia is the name of the land in asia part  of Turkey republic.

 Thracian peninsula seperated from anatolia by Istanbul , canakkale bosphorous and marmara sea.

Anatolia covers a 755628 m2 area. Anatolia known as asia minor by europeans as the land a kind of sample of Asia continent.

The exact date for the creation of anatolia name is unknown  though many historians have the notion that the anatolia name derived from  the greek word “Anatole “ in 3rd century

Anatole meaning the land where the sun rise or east in greek

Hittites named anatolia as Hata (kata )

Asia name was derived from Asuwa in Hittite language.

Asia minor known as the land  between Black sea and mediterranean sea

When the roman empire  started to dominate the asia this name was used for a small part of pergamom. While the roman empire expanded to east  asia minor name was spreaded to be used in the expanded areas.

Roman emperor koustantinos the 7th seperated the asian land to 14 regional district. (thema )

Western anatolia named as Thema anatolica after the seperation

Anatolia took a part in european sources as anatolien, natolia or asia minor

Some of the christian writers used the word Romanie derived from the rom word in their books.

In 1864 The land shaping the peninsula of turkey have officialy named anatolia.

In 1941 Anatolia has seperated to 7 geographical region

Anatolian Sites , civilizations regions, districts in Ancient Era

Hittites created 28 district in anatolia

Wilusa, arzawa, lukka, masa, mira ,kuwaliya, haralla, walma, pitassa, Hulaya, Dattassa, uusa, Kizzuwadna, Sappa, Sassia, Tumanna, Pala, kaska, azzi, hayasa, zuhma, usluwa, armatana, tegarama, kalasma, arawanna, mitanni, Alasya

During The Strabon period Anatolia again separated to 28 region and district

Asia, aiolis, armenia,bebyrkia,bithynia, hellespontus, kolkhis, lydia, lykonia, maionia, marianvnia, Galatia, ibria , Ionia , Isauria , cappadocia, Karia, kataonia, kilikia, myrliea, mysia, pamphylia, paphlagonia, phrygia, pisidia, pontus, thrakeia

The anatolian Themas of Roman empire

Anatolia : phrygia, lydia, pisidia, amuria, Ikonion

Armenia : sinop , samsun, amasya

Trakesian :lydia, phrygia karia nikea

Optima : kocaeli , nicomedia

Bukkelarien : ankara , bolu , ancyra

Paphlagonia : kastamonu

Mesapotamia :  Euphrates , Kemah , divrigi, harput, palo, erzincan

Kolonea : armeniak , khaldea, sarki karahisar

Sabast : capadoccia

Lykandos : Meliten

Selokia : Icel , Kilikia, tarsus

Kibyreaoteen : Pamphilia, Lykia, Karia , Attalia

Sami : Izmir , Sasami island, smyrna

Cyprus: cyprus

Kharsian : Mazaka- sezarea

Syria : Maras-urfa