Gediz River
| Gediz River | |
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 Gediz River in its downstream section crossing İzmir Province | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Murat |
| • location | Kütahya Province |
Gediz River Delta | |
• location | Foça, İzmir Province |
• coordinates | 38°35′18″N 26°48′57″E / 38.58833°N 26.81583°E |
| Length | 401 km (249 mi) |
The Gediz River (
Name
The ancient Greek name of the river was Hermos (Ἕρμος), Latinized as Hermus.
The name of the river Gediz may be related to the Lydian proper name Cadys; Gediz is also the name of a town near the river's sources.[1] The name "Gediz" may also be encountered as a male given name in Turkey.
Ancient geography
The Gediz is one of the two candidates for the
The Hermos separated
Location
In
Gediz River rises from Murat Mountain and Şaphane Mountain in Kütahya Province and flows through Uşak, Manisa and İzmir Provinces. It joins the sea in the northern section of the Gulf of İzmir, close to the gulf's mouth, near the village of Yenibağarası in Foça district, south of the center of the district.
The Gediz Basin lies between northern latitudes of 38°04’–39°13’ and southern longitudes of 26°42’–29°45’. It covers 2.2% of the total area of Turkey. Larger part of the alluvial plain called under the same name as the river (Gediz Plain) is within the area of Manisa Province and a smaller downstream section within İzmir Province.
Environmental issues
The
High level of urbanization and industrialization along its basin have caused the Gediz River to suffer severe pollution, particularly by sand and gravel quarries and leather industry. These factors contributed to the river's formerly rich fish reserves to become a thing of the past in recent years.
See also
- Battle of the Gediz, near the river, during the Turkish War of Independence
- Gediz (town)
- Hermus (mythology)
References
- ^ The association with the nearly fully historical 8th century BC Lydian Cadys is made primarily in a number of Turkish sources
- ISBN 978-0-415-34959-8.
- ^ "Gediz Delta". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Case study: Gediz River, Turkey". OPTIMA (Optimisation for Sustainable Water Resources Management).
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