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Kızılırmak (river)
Kızılırmak may refer to: * Kızılırmak, Çankırı, a town and district in Central Anatolia, Turkey * Kızılırmak River, Turkey ** Kızılırmak Delta ** Kızılırmak toothcarp, a species of fish * Erkut Kızılırmak (born 1969), Turkish motor racing driver * , a Turkish folk music group See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kizilirmak Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kızılırmak, Çankırı
Kızılırmak is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... It takes its name from the river Kızılırmak. References External links District municipality's official website Populated places in Çankırı Province Districts of Çankırı Province {{Çankırı-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kızılırmak River
The Kızılırmak (, Turkish for "Red River"), once known as the Halys River ( grc, Ἅλυς) and Alis River ( hy, Ալիս), is the longest river flowing entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation. Geography The Kızılırmak flows for a total of , rising in Eastern Anatolia around , flowing first to the west and southwest until , then forming a wide arch, the "Halys bend", flowing first to the west, then to the northwest, passing to the northeast of Lake Tuz (''Tuz Gölü'' in Turkish), then to the north and northeast, where it is joined by its major tributary, the Delice River (once known in Greek as the Cappadox river) at . After zigzagging to the northwest to the confluence with the Devrez River at , and back to the northeast, it joins the Gökırmak (''Blue River'' in Turkish) before finally flowing via a wide delta into the Black Sea east of Samsun at . There are dams on the river at Boyabat, Altınkaya and Derben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kızılırmak Delta
The Kızılırmak Delta ( tr, Kızılırmak Deltası) is the delta of the Kızılırmak River, 40 km east of Samsun. It is the biggest wetland in the Black Sea Region and is one of several internationally important Ramsar sites in Turkey on account of its rich bird and plant life. All of the first and second delta plains and most of the third delta plain is dominated by agriculture. Lakes Some of the lake water is eutrophic due to agricultural pollution. Biology Birds White stork breed here and there are many other species such as: grey-headed swamphen and great white egret. There is a bird ringing station. Reptiles Reptile species found in the delta are Greek tortoise, European pond turtle, Darevskia saxicola lizard, European green lizard, Balkan green lizard, slow worm, European cat snake, Caspian whipsnake, grass snake, dice snake, and horned viper. Amphibians Of the nine species of amphibians found in the delta, two species are salamanders and seven species a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kızılırmak Toothcarp
''Aphanius danfordii'', the Kızılırmak toothcarp or Sultan Sazlığı toothcarp, is a species of killifish belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Kızılırmak River and the upper Seyhan River drainage systems and is now restricted to a few locations in the Sultan Sazlığı marshes. Though little data is available, the population of the fish seems to be declining. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being " critically endangered" and fears it may become extinct in the wild if the drainage of the marshes continues. Distribution It is endemic to Turkey and distributes in the drainage systems of the Kızılırmak River and in the upper Seyhan River, but further investigations are needed. Description The Kızılırmak toothcarp shows sexual dimorphism like all ''Aphanius'' species. Males have nine to twelve dark grey-black bars on the sides of the body, a dark blue-black dorsal fin and colourless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkut Kızılırmak
Erkut Kızılırmak (born 14 September 1969) is an auto racing driver from Turkey. He started racing in rallying in 1992 and switched to touring cars in 2002, at the age of 32. In 2005 he won the Turkish Touring Car Championship, in a Vauxhall Astra Coupé formerly raced by Yvan Muller in the BTCC. He also made an appearance in the Turkish round of the World Touring Car Championship in 2005 driving an ex works SEAT Toledo for the GR Asia team alongside Tom Coronel.His connections with the series and the Triple 8 Race Engineering company, increased in 2006, with Erkut becoming the first Turkish driver to compete in the BTCC when he raced at Croft in a BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch, converted from one of the team's show cars. He also competed at Snetterton, where he achieved his best result - 13th. On 9 February 2007 Erkut announced that he would be competing in the full BTCC championship in 2007, in an ex VX Racing Astra Sport Hatch. His Arkas Team unites with Tech-Speed Motorspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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