Madra Mountains are in western Anatolia

Anatolia

Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...

, Aegean Region

Aegean Region

Aegean Region , is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey, and in Western Asia.It is located in the west part of the country: bounded by Aegean Sea on the west; Marmara Region on the north;...

 of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. They are horst

Horst

Horst is a Germanic word meaning "eagle's nest" and "man from the forest" . It may refer to:-Given name:* Horst * Horst Buchholz, a German actor* Horst Bulau, a Canadian ski jumper...

 type geological formation. The highest point of the mountains is Maya Hill.

Geography

They are located on the northern Aegean

Aegean Region

Aegean Region , is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey, and in Western Asia.It is located in the west part of the country: bounded by Aegean Sea on the west; Marmara Region on the north;...

 part of the western Anatolia

Anatolia

Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...

 and form the border of İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 and Balikesir

Balikesir

Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...

 provinces of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. In Balıkesir

Balikesir

Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...

 province they range on Ayvalık

Ayvalik

Ayvalık is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. It is a district of the Balıkesir Province.It was alternatively called by the town's formerly indigenous Greek population, although the use of the name Ayvalık was widespread for centuries among both the Turks and the Greeks...

, Burhaniye

Burhaniye

Burhaniye is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. The district is located on the Aegean coast and is known for its olive oil.Burhaniye has a port and a museum of archeology and Turkish national movement...

, Havran

Havran

Havran may refer to:* Havran, a district of Balıkesir Province in Turkey* A peak in the Tatra mountains, Slovakia* Havraň, a village in the Czech Republic...

 and İvrindi

Ivrindi

İvrindi is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The population is 6368 . The mayor is Recai Baytar ....

 district. In İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 province they range on Bergama

Bergama

Bergama is a populous district, as well as the center city of the same district, in İzmir Province in western Turkey. By excluding İzmir's metropolitan area, it is one of the prominent districts of the province in terms of population and is largely urbanized at the rate of 53,6 per cent...

 and Dikili

Dikili

Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The district is quite picturesque both along its shoreline and in its interior parts, and is a popular summer resort. The center town of Dikili is situated at about north of İzmir, served by a good road...

 district, in Manisa

Manisa

Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in...

 province only in Soma

Soma

Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the subsequent Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, whose Soma Mandala contains 114 hymns, many praising its energizing qualities...

.

They are surrounded by the

• Bakırçay Valley in south
• Balıkesir
  Balikesir
  Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...
  
   plain and Kocadağ in north east
• Edremit
  Edremit
  Edremit may refer to:* Edremit , Balıkesir, Turkey* Edremit , Van, Turkey* Edremit, Turkish name for Trimithi, Northern Cyprus...
  
   gulf and Edremit
  Edremit
  Edremit may refer to:* Edremit , Balıkesir, Turkey* Edremit , Van, Turkey* Edremit, Turkish name for Trimithi, Northern Cyprus...
  
   and Havran
  Havran
  Havran may refer to:* Havran, a district of Balıkesir Province in Turkey* A peak in the Tatra mountains, Slovakia* Havraň, a village in the Czech Republic...
  
   plain in north west
• Ömer Mountain in east
• Dikili
  Dikili
  Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The district is quite picturesque both along its shoreline and in its interior parts, and is a popular summer resort. The center town of Dikili is situated at about north of İzmir, served by a good road...
  
   Gulf in west.

There are Madra

Madra

Madra, Mada or Madraka is the name of an ancient region and its inhabitants, located in the north-west division of the ancient Indian sub-continent.-Uttaramadra division:...

 dam in the west and Kestel

Kestel

-Archaeology:Kestel is a probable site of Bronze Age tin mining in the Taurus Mountains in ancient Anatolia . Tin was as scarce and valuable as petroleum is today in the Bronze Age. It was a vital ingredient of bronze, used with copper to make the alloy.K...

 dam in the east of the mountains.

Economy and Turism

In Kozak

Kozak

- Cossack :* Kozak — a member of a traditional community of people living in Ukraine and also southern Russia....

 Plateau of Madra Dağları region pinus pinea production is essential. Also pavement stone production for roads is important. The region is also known for grape production.

Near Aşağıbey village there is ruins of ancient city of Perperene

Perperene

Perperene is an ancient city in Kozak plateau which is near Bergama in Izmir province of Turkey in western Anatolia.According to ancient Greek logographer Suda of Byzantium, Hellanicus of Lesvos who was born in Mytilene on the isle of Lesvos lived in 5th century BC and died at 85 years old in...

 and near Yukarıbey village there is ancient Trarion.