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Kızılırmak 'Red River' is the longest river in Turkey, also known as the Halys River. 1,350 km Delice River - tributary; Devrez River - tributary; Gök River - tributary (also known as Gökırmak and in Classical times, Amnias) Sakarya River is the third longest river in Turkey, also known as Sangarius. 824 km Seydisuyu; Porsuk River; Ankara ...
The Kızılırmak Delta is the delta of the Kızılırmak River where it flows into the Black Sea, 40 km east of the city of Samsun. [2] The delta is the third largest in Turkey [3] and has the biggest wetland in Turkey's Black Sea Region. [4]
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 ...
Date: 29 May 2021: Source: Giannetto, Daniela, and Deniz Innal. 2021. "Status of Endemic Freshwater Fish Fauna Inhabiting Major Lakes of Turkey under the Threats of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Disturbances: A Review" Water 13, no. 11: 1534.
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 ...
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. It may not be clear how to measure the length through a lake or reservoir. Seasonal and annual changes may alter both rivers and ...
Map of Turkey (and adjacent areas) with major lakes, together with their river systems. Natural lakes. Lake Tuz Lake Eğirdir Lake Akdoğan Lake Acıgöl Lake Bafa.
Map of the Sakarya River In Geographica , Strabo wrote during classical antiquity that the river had its sources on Mount Adoreus, near the town of Sangia in Phrygia , not far from the border with Galatia , [ 6 ] and flowed in a very tortuous course: first in an eastern direction, then toward the north, then in a northwesterly direction and ...