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).
5-503: Its tributaries include 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
10-645: Is the longest tributary of the Yeşilırmak . Its name derives from the Armenian Gayl get ( Armenian : Գայլ գետ 'wolf river', Kayl ked in Western Armenian pronunciation). Its Greek name is Lykos ( Greek : Λύκος ), also meaning 'wolf', and romanized as Lycus . It rises in Gümüşhane Province and runs through the provinces of Erzincan , Giresun , Sivas , and Tokat before flowing into
15-589: The Thermodon is much smaller and clearer. This article about a Black Sea Region of Turkey location is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kelkit River The Kelkit River ( Turkish : Kelkit Irmağı or Kelkit Çayı ), is a river in the Black Sea Region of Turkey . It
20-695: The Yeşilırmak at the modern village of Kızılçubuk , near the site of the ancient city of Eupatoria . The Kelkit follows the North Anatolian Fault for about 150 km from Suşehri to Resadiye and Niksar . In Hellenistic times, a major east-west road following the valley of the Kelkit led from Armenia Minor to Bithynia . It was the site of the Battle of the Lycus in 66 BCE The valley for
25-706: 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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