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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)
From west to east, the main rivers of the region are the Sakarya (824 km), the Kızılırmak River (1355 km, the longest river of Turkey), the Yeşilırmak (418 km) and the Çoruh (376 km). [ 13 ] Year-round high [ 12 ] precipitation—up to 2200mm [ 17 ] —generate dense forests, with oak , beech family trees, hazel (Corylus avellana ...
All rivers of Turkey should be included in this category. This includes all the rivers that can also be found in the subcategories. The main article for this category is List of rivers of Turkey
The Kızılırmak (Turkish pronunciation: [kɯzɯlɯrmak], Turkish for "Red River"), once known as the Halys River (Ancient Greek: Ἅλυς) and Alis River, is the longest river flowing entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.
The Euphrates is formed by the union of two branches, the Karasu or Kara River (the western Euphrates), which rises in eastern Turkey north of Erzurum, and the Murat (the eastern Euphrates). These rivers merge in the Elazığ Province of Turkey, where the river is dammed in several places such as the Keban Dam , the Karakaya Dam , Atatürk Dam ...
The Delice River (Turkish: Delice Irmağı), perhaps [specify] the ancient Cappadox (Ancient Greek: Καππάδοξ), is the major river of Cappadocia in Anatolia, Turkey. [1] It flows into the Kızılırmak River (Halys) at 40°28′N 34°08′E / 40.47°N 34.14°E / 40.47; 34.14 before flowing into the Black
Seasonal and annual changes may alter both rivers and lakes. Other factors that can change the length of a river include cycles of erosion and flooding, dams, levees, and channelization . In addition, the length of meanders can change significantly over time due to natural or artificial cutoffs , when a new channel cuts across a narrow strip of ...
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