Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Sakarya River
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
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Location
Turkey FishBase does not have latitudinal and longitudinal range for this ecosystem.
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River Length 824 km Area Drainage Area
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100 Meters Depth
Description The Sakarya (Greek: ?????????, Sangarios, latinized as Sangarius; also ???????, Sagaris) is a river in Asia Minor. It is the third longest river of Turkey, and runs through what in ancient times was known as Phrygia. The source of the river is the Bayat Yaylas? (Bayat Plateau) which is located to the northeast of Afyon. Joined by the Porsuk Çay? (Porsuk Creek) close by the town of Polatl?, the river runs through the Adapazar? Ovas? (Adapazar? Plains) before reaching the Black Sea. The Sakarya was once crossed by the Sangarius Bridge, constructed by the East Roman Emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565). In the Middle Ages, the valley of the Sakarya was the home of the Sö?üt tribe, which went on to establish the Ottoman Empire.
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URL 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakarya_River
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