Eskişehir
is at Northwest of Interior Anatolia region. The city is neighbor to Black
Sea region at North, Marmara region at Northwest, Aegean region at Southwest.
A little part of Seyitgazi, one of the counties of Eskişehir, is under
the influence of Aegean region and the whole Sarıcakaya County and some
pert of the city center with Mihallıççık County are under the influence
of Black Sea region. However, the geographical structure of Eskişehir
to that of Interior Anatolia region.
Area of the province which is surrounded by Bozdağ and Sündiken Mountains at North, Emirdağ at South, Orta Asya Valley at East, Türkmen Mountain at West, is about 13653 km2. That much of area covers 1.8% of Turkey. Elevation of the city center from sea is 792m. Eskişehir province is surrounded by Emirdağ and İnsaniye counties of Afyonkarahisar at South, Yunak county of Konya at Southeast, Polatlı, Nallıhan and Beypazarı counties of Ankara at East, Göyük county of Bolu at Northwest, Gölpazarı, Söğüt, Bozüyük counties of Bilecik and Kütahya province at West. About 22% of the province area is composed of mountains while plains have %26 share of the area. Topographical structure of Eskişehir province which is Northwest corner of Interior Anatolia, is consists of plains in Sakarya and Porsuk river basins and mountains surrounding those plains. Bozdağ-Sündiken mountain chain from North, Türkmen Mountain located at the east corner of Interior West Anatolian threshold, Yazılıkaya Plateau and Emirdağ from West and South, surround plains of river basins.
Mountains surround plains of province from different sides. The shapes that are formed as a result of different kinds of wearing and dissolution are generally clear in mountainous areas. There are plateaus lying from plains to mountains in different elevations. There are Bozdağ and Sündiken Mountains that are Interior Anatolian mountain chains at North of the province on the direction of west-east and the extensions goes to Sakarya river that constitutes province border. Sivhisar Mountains which begin inside the arc of Sakarya, at Southeast corner of Eskişehir province, lies in the direction of Southeast-Northwest direction. Sivrihisar Mountains lying towards Kaymaz sub district is located on a plateau which has a threshold appearance. After passing Kaymaz sub district, high hills are observed on the wide threshold which has a plain appearance. That structure of wavy area with plain like appearance continues to West.That structure forms Türkmen Mountains at the South of Sarısu Plain and unites with Domaniç Mountains outside the borders of province. The most important altitude between Kaymaz sub district and Eskişehir city center is the foot of Koca Kır Plateau going down to Porsuk Plain. While going to West from Porsuk Creek, one reaches to Küçük Türkmen Mountain at 1255m height. At far more West there are Kozdoğru and Göktepe hills. The real Türkmen Mountain
begins at South of Porsuk Dam and lies to Sakarya Plain with its extensions.
The highest point of province is 1825m, the top of Türkmen Mountain.
Other important high points are: Kırgıl, Kuyu, Yaylacık, Deve Eriği,
Deve hills and Oluk Mountain. |