The lower city was built in the plain round the Acropolis, but this plain also contained several hills, especially in the southwest part.
The open plains contain cotton bush and saltbush.
The plain contains much rich agricultural land, one of Turkey's largest cotton growing areas and also important for wheat and flour.
This open plain contained the little city of the Cubics.
With more than half its territory below 200 meters in elevation, the plain contains some of the world's largest swamps and floodplains.
The plains contain fewer craters and are apparently younger.
The plain contains the famous Cydonia region at the contact with the heavily cratered highland terrain.
These plains contain unique wildlife because of the different terrains around it.
While the Mainalo is densely forested, the plains towards the northeast contain farmlands.
Moreover, some of the farmers brought sheep with them and the plains contained mixed farming.