Erzurum is located in East Anatolia Region, 39- 55 north latitudes. 16- 41 east longitudes. Erzurum’s neighbors are Kars, Ağrı, Ardahan in east; Erzincan in west; Bingöl and Muş in south; Bayburt, Rize, and Artvin at north. The surface are of Erzurum is 24.768 km2. The surface are of city center is 2.892 km2. Karasu is present in foot of Ereğli Mountain and it is 1850 – 1980m height from seaside.

     Erzurum has plainly appearance in east-west direction, and mountainous appearance in north-south direction. Both of the plains are provided by tectonic events. Mountains are: in north, from east to west, Çilligül, Yeniköydüzü, Ziyaret Tepesi, Kargapazarı, Gavur Mountains "Dumlu Tepesi" Yeşerçöl, Kop Mountains, In south Akbaba, Sakaltutan, Nalbant, Şahveled, Alibaba, Dumanlı, Turnagöl, Palandöken and Karagöl Mountains. City is on Anatolia- Kafkasya – Persia railway connection so city is very important stay in night and live trade center in Persia – Hind and Middle Asia trade way.

     The ways which are Kafkas way, and north Persia way, Sivas – Diyarbakır -Irak- Suriye- Basra gulf are combines in Erzurum. In addition of these historical ways Erzurum is connected with Rize over Ispir and Diyarbakır over Bingöl.