The Yeşilırmak ( Turkish : Yeşilırmak , lit. ' green river ' ), known as the Iris in antiquity ( Ancient Greek : Ἶρις ), is a river in northern Turkey . From its source northeast of Sivas , it flows past Tokat and Amasya , crosses the Pontic Mountains and the Çarşamba Plain , reaching the Black Sea east of Samsun after 418 km (260 mi).
4-586: Yeşilırmak (literally "green river") is a Turkish place name that may refer to several things: Yeşilırmak (river) , a river in northern Turkey Elif Jale Yeşilırmak (born 1986), Turkish female wrestler of Russian origin Limnitis , a village in Cyprus whose Turkish name is Yeşilırmak [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
8-482: The Çekerek (ancient Scylax) and the Kelkit (ancient Lycus). It was mentioned by Menippus of Pergamon in the 1st century BC. Strabo 's Geographica describes it as flowing through Comana Pontica , the plain of Dazimonitis (Kaşova) ( 40°17′41″N 36°17′48″E / 40.2947808°N 36.296736°E / 40.2947808; 36.296736 ), and Gaziura (probably modern Turhal ) before receiving
12-492: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yeşilırmak&oldid=741401459 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ye%C5%9Fil%C4%B1rmak (river) Its tributaries include
16-764: The waters ( 40°33′42″N 35°45′34″E / 40.5615797°N 35.7595217°E / 40.5615797; 35.7595217 ) of the Scylax , then flowing through Amaseia (Amasya) before reaching the valley of Phanaroea . Starting with Dionysius Periegetes , in his Periegesis of the World , the Iris is often confused with the Thermodon (modern Terme ), which also crosses the Themiscyra Plain (modern Çarşamba Plain), with its mouth about 40 km further east;
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