Bartın River
Bartın River (Bartın Çayı), anciently known as Parthenius or Parthenios (
Ancient Greek: Παρθένιος), is a small river in the east of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its source is in the Ilgaz Mountains, in Kastamonu Province and Karabük Province. The river flows to the north, passes through Bartın, and empties into the Black Sea
near Boğaz village in a delta.
The last 14 kilometres (9 mi) on the Bartın River, between Bartın and the Black Sea coast, are navigable for vessels.
The Greek name is ancient, as the river is mentioned by
References
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.854.
- ^ Scymn. 226, foll.
- ^ Hes. Th. 344; Xenoph. Anab. 5.6.9, 6.2.1; Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 2.104.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p.543. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.1.7.
- ^ Arrian, Peripl. p. 14; Ovid Pont. 4.10 49; Amm. Marc. xxii 9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Parthenius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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41°41′N 32°15′E / 41.683°N 32.250°E
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