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Sakarya River is the third longest river in Turkey, also known as Sangarius. 824 km Seydisuyu; Porsuk River; Ankara River; Harşit River in Gümüşhane and Giresun; Yeşilırmak 'Green River' (Classical Iris). 418 km Çekerek River (Classical Scylax) is a tributary; Kelkit River (Classical Lycus (one of several)) is a tributary; Yağlıdere ...
The Kızılırmak is the longest river entirely within Turkey, and has the second largest drainage basin. [2] The delta covers an area of about 56 thousand hectares, [2] of which 11,600 are wetland ecosystems and related habitats.
In the 130s a governor of Cappadocia wrote: "long ago the Halys River was the boundary between the kingdom of Croesus and the Persian Empire; now it flows under Roman dominion." [4] The river's water is used to grow rice and in a few areas water buffalo are kept. There are dams on the river at Boyabat, Altınkaya and Derbent. Dams have reduced ...
His brother's name, Sarus, was given to the river. [11] Originally, the River Sarus flowed from the mountains, [12] became the Seyhan River whilst passing through Cilicia and then onwards to the Mediterranean Sea. [2] In 2009, a total of 33 fish species were listed as being found in the Seyhan River, including 29 native, 3 introduced and 4 ...
Basin size: 55,300 km 2 (21,400 sq mi) ... Latin: Sangarius) is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as ...
However, the path along the river's deepest point is fractal in the same way that the coastline is. Even when detailed maps are available, the length measurement is not always clear. A river may have multiple channels, or anabranches. The length may depend on whether the center or the edge of the river is measured.
The Gediz Delta is the river delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of İzmir, in İzmir Province in western Turkey. It is a 14,900 ha area of land that occupies coastal parts of Foça, Menemen, and Çiğli districts. [2] It is one of the largest areas of coastal wetlands in Turkey and has a biodiversity of plants and birds. [2]
The river originates in Turkey's Anti-Taurus Mountains (at the Sason and Genç mountains) [2] and flows approximately from north to south, passing near the city of Batman and forming a natural border between the Batman Province and Diyarbakır Province. The historic Malabadi Bridge (built in 1146–1147) crosses the river near the town of ...