The Çekerek River (, ancient Scylax) is a tributary of the
YeÅŸil River in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It flows for about in a "southwest-northeast arc". Its source is near
Tokat
Tokat is a city of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is the seat of Tokat Province and Tokat District. . The confluence with the YeÅŸil is just to the southeast of the village of
Kayabaşı.
The ancient Bronze-Age
Hittite site of
Maşat Höyük, not far from
Zile, lies near the banks of the Çekerek. It was occupied at least as early as the Middle Kingdom period in 1420-1340 BC, as military reports have been unearthed there.
The Çekerek, Yeşil and Delice rivers provide for a rich agriculture in the region.
On the Kümbet Ova plain, the river allows the cultivation of wheat, onions, sugar beets and other vegetables and fruit.
References
Rivers of Turkey
Geography of Amasya Province
Geography of Tokat Province
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