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Encyclopedia > Sakarya River

The Sakarya (Greek Σαγγάριος, Latinized as Sangarius) is a river in Asia Minor. It runs through what in ancient times was known as Phrygia, and is now a part of Turkey. River upstream of an Australian trout farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to... Location of Phrygia - traditional region (yellow) - expanded kingdom (orange line) In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolian Highland, part of modern Turkey. ...


The source of the river is the Bayat Yaylası (Bayat Plateau) which is located to the northeast of Afyon. Joined by the Porsuk Çayı (Porsuk Creek) closeby the town of Polatlı, the river runs through the Adapazarı Ovası (Adapazarı Plains) before reaching the Black Sea. Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country. ... Afyonkarahisar (Turkish for the black opium castle) is a city in western Turkey, also known simply as Afyon (i. ... Polatlı is a district of Ankara Province of Turkey. ... Adapazarı is the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya. ... Adapazarı is the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya. ... Map of the Black Sea. ...


Sakarya is the third longest river of Turkey. The name of the river comes from the ancient Greek name Sangarios.


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