Simav River
The Simav (
river in Anatolian Turkey. Its course is 321 km long[1] and its basin comprises 22 400 km2. It was the classical Macestus[2][3] (/məˈsɛstəs/; Greek: Μέκεστος, Mékestos[4]). In the 19th century, it was known as the Mikalick.[3]
The Simav has its source in
Odrysses
).
Its mouth faces the island of
Imrali
, a high-security prison.
References
- ^ a b Turkish General Directorate of State Water Works (DSİ). "Land and Water Resources." Archive accessed 3 Sept. 2011.
- ^ Pliny the Elder. Natural History, V, 40, §2. Accessed 3 Sept. 2011.
- ^ The Classical Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Ancient Geography, Sacred and Profane. "Macestus." Whittaker & Co. (London), 1851. Accessed 4 Sept. 2011.
- ^ Strabo. The Geographica, XII, 8, §11. Accessed 3 Sept. 2011.
- ^ Turkish General Directorate of State Water Works (DSİ). "Çaygören Baraji" (tr). Archive accessed 3 Sept. 2011.
External links
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