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Aksu River (other)
Aksu River may refer to: * Aksu, the name of the Bartang River in its upper reaches in Afghanistan and Tajikistan * Aksu River (Xinjiang), a transnational river in Xinjiang, China and Issyk-Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan * Aksu (Lake Balkhash), flowing into Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan * , a tributary of the Arys, Kazakhstan * Aksu River (Turkey), a river in Antalya Province, classically called the Cestrus * Aksu Deresi Aksu is one of the main water streams of Giresun Province in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its name is Turkish for "white water". Description Aksu Deresi rises in Karagöl, a rural highland area located very near to provincial border ..., a river in Giresun Province, Turkey * , the location of the Gissarak Dam, one of the tallest dams in the world {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartang River
The Bartang (Russian and Tajik: Бартанг) is a river of Central Asia, tributary to the Panj and consequently to the Amu Darya. In its upper reaches, it is also known as the Murghab and Aksu; it flows through the Wakhan in Afghanistan, then through the Rushon District of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, Tajikistan. The river is long (133 km excluding Aksu and Murghab) and has a basin area of .Бартанг Course The river rises in Chaqmaqtin Lake in the |
Aksu River (Xinjiang)
The Aksu River (; ; means "white/clear water" in Uyghur and Kyrgyz languages) is a transboundary river in the Xinjiang province in China and Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. Its upper section in Kyrgyzstan is known as the Saryjaz River or Sarydzhaz River (, ky, Сарыжаз). The middle section, between the Kyrgyz-Chinese border and the confluence with the Toshkan, is called Kumarik River (, ky, Сарыжаз). The total length of the river is , of which are in Kyrgyzstan. It has a drainage basin of in Kyrgyzstan.{{cite book, script-title=ru:Иссык-Куль. Нарын. Энциклопедия., trans-title=Issyk-Kul. Naryn.Encyclopedia. , publisher=Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia, language=ru, location=Frunze, year=1991, isbn=5-89750-009-6 , pages=512 The Aksu is the only one of the Tarim's source rivers to run throughout the year. Course The river takes its roots at the Semyonov glacier in the Central Tian Shan mountains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksu (Lake Balkhash)
The Aksu ( kk, Ақсу, ''Aqsu''; russian: Аксу) is a river of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, Kazakhstan. It originates in the Dzungarian Alatau Mountains near the border with China and flows into Lake Balkhash. In Turkic languages, the name ' ak+ su' literally means "clean/white water". The Aksu is one of the main rivers of the historic region of Zhetysu. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Course The river flows north from the border with China before turning north-westward passing by Mat ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arys (river)
The Arys ( kk, Арыс, ''Arys'') is a river of southern Kazakhstan and a right tributary of the Syr Darya. The river is long, covering a basin area of . The river begins in the ridge, and average water flow is . The highest runoff is in April during snow melt, the lowest is in August. The river is used for irrigation to grow rice in the lower reaches. The largest tributaries are the Mashat, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksu River (Turkey)
The Aksu (Bronze Age name in Hittite: 𒁉𒋻𒀀𒅀, ''Kaštaraya'', ancient name in Greek Κέστρoς, ''Kestros''), is a river in Antalya Province (southwestern Turkey), which rises in the mountains of Toros. The course of the Aksu is between the Düden to the west and of the Köprüçay to the east. History A treaty between the Hittite Great King Tudhaliya IV and his vassal, the king of Tarhuntassa, defined the latter's western border at the "Kastaraya River", near "Parha". Parha is likely the future Perga. As Kestros, the river is mentioned by Pomponius Mela as navigable, as far upriver as Perga, 60 stadia (about ) from its mouth, according to Strabo. It silted up over the Byzantine era, and Perga declined as a result. Today The Aksu is wide at its mouth, and deep within the bar, which extends across the mouth, and so shallow in places in its delta as to be impassable to boats that draw more than of water. The swell from the sea meeting the stream generally prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksu Deresi
Aksu is one of the main water streams of Giresun Province in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its name is Turkish for "white water". Description Aksu Deresi rises in Karagöl, a rural highland area located very near to provincial borders of Giresun, Ordu and Sivas provinces. Karagöl is a chain of mountains which is part of the Giresun mountains, in the south of Dereli district of Giresun, and its summit is 3107 meters high. There is a crater lake on its summit, at above sea level. The Aksu creek flows down to the Black Sea passing Kızıltaş, Sarıyakup, and Güdül Güdül is a rural town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 90 km north-west of the city of Ankara, off the motorway to Istanbul. The district covers an area of 419 km², and the average elevation is ... villages. Its mouth is next to the eastern part of Giresun city. The Aksu Deresi is long. Rivers of Giresun Province Rivers of Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
