Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su, Qarasu or Gharasu (lit. 'black water/river' in

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Rivers

The Balkans

* A former name of the Struma River (Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece * A former name of the

Mesta River Nestos ( ), Mesta ( ), or formerly the Mesta Karasu in Turkish (Karasu meaning "black river"), is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering c ...

(Mesta Karasu) in Bulgaria and northern Greece, forming the border between Greek Macedonia and Thrace * A former name of the

Haliacmon The Haliacmon ( el, Αλιάκμονας, ''Aliákmonas''; formerly: , ''Aliákmon'' or ''Haliákmōn'') is the longest river flowing entirely in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa ( e ...

(İnce Karasu) in western Macedonia, northern Greece * Karasu (Istanbul), a river in the greater Istanbul area of Turkey

Central Asia

* Qarasu River, a small river in northeast Iran feeding into the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea * Kara-Suu (Aksy), a right tributary of the river Naryn in Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan * Kara-Suu (Kara-Köl), a left tributary of the river

Naryn Naryn ( ky, Нарын, translit=Naryn, Mongolian : Нарийн, Nariin, Traditional Mongolian ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠨ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,17 ...

near Kara-Köl, Kyrgyzstan * Karasu, name of the last stretch of river Shiderti, Kazakhstan * Karasu (Koybagar), a river in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan * Karasu (Urkash), a river in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Japan

* Karasu River (Gunma) in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Turkey

Karasu (Euphrates) The Karasu ( Turkish for 'black water') or Western Euphrates is a long river in eastern Turkey, one of the two sources of the Euphrates. It has a length of about 450 km. To the ancient Greeks the river was known as the (''Telebóas''). C ...

, the western of the two major sources of the Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia *

Karasu (Hatay) The Karasu ( ar, قره صو}) or Aswad ( ar, الأسود}) is a river in the provinces of Gaziantep and Hatay in Turkey. For part of its length it forms the border with Aleppo Governorate in Syria. It joins the Afrin River at the site of the f ...

, a tributary of the Orontes River (formerly of Lake Amik) in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey, bordering Syria * A small river in northwest Anatolia, a tributary of the

Sakarya River The Sakarya (Sakara River, tr, Sakarya Irmağı; gr, Σαγγάριος, translit=Sangarios; Latin: ''Sangarius'') is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia. It was considered one of th ...

Town and villages

Azerbaijan

* Qarasu, Hajigabul * Qarasu, Kurdamir * Qarasu, Qabala *Karasu Kumlakh or Qarasuqumlaq, Agdash Rayon

China

* Karasu, Xinjiang, a place at the foot of the

Kulma Pass The Kulma Pass ( Tajik: , ) or Qolma Pass, also referred to as Karasu Pass, is a mountain pass across the Pamir Mountains on the border between Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous Cou ...

Crimea

Karasubazar Bilohirsk (until 1944 – Karasubazar, uk, Білогірськ, translit=Bilohirsk; russian: Белого́рск, translit=Belogorsk, crh, Qarasuvbazar/Къарасувбазар) is a town and the administrative centre in Belohirsk Raion, o ...

Kazakhstan

* Karasu District, Kostanay Region * Karasu (village), administrative center of Karasu District

Kyrgyzstan

*several places, see Kara-Suu (disambiguation)

Tajikistan

* Karasu, Tajikistan, Vahdat District

Turkey

Karasu, Sakarya Karasu is a town in Sakarya Province, northwestern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast. It has an overwinter population of around 30,746, which increases in the summer due to tourism. Much of its commerce centers on hazelnut farming and tourism. The ...

, a town in Sakarya Province * Karasu, Karacabey, a village in Bursa Province * Karasu, Yenice, a village in Çanakkale Province * Karasu, Refahiye, a village in Erzincan Province * Karasu, Aşkale, a mahalle in Erzurum Province * Karasu, Karayazı, a mahalle in Erzurum Province

Uzbekistan

*Karasu or

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, Andijan Province, adjacent to Kara-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

Fictional characters

* Karasu, a character from the manga and anime series ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' * Karasu, a ''

Noein , also known simply as ''Noein'', is a Japanese science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and produced by Satelight. The series has 24 episodes which make up a complete storyline. The English version was produced and dubb ...

'' character * Karasu, a ninja puppet in ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

Other uses

* ''Karasu'', an album in the ''13 Japanese Birds'' series by Merzbow * Karasu Bay, a fictional bay in the air combat video game '' The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces'' *

Karasu relief The Karasu relief, also known as the Süpürgüç relief after the earlier name of the nearby town of Akbudak, is a rock relief located on a tributary of the Euphrates and derives from the Neo-Hittite period. It depicts a protective god standin ...

, a rock relief in Turkey, near where the Karasu River, the western branch of the Euphrates, joins the eastern branch of the Euphrates * Karasu, a species of giant beaked whale

People with the surname

* Carasso family, a Sephardic Jewish family of Salonika, often spelled Karasu ** Emmanuel Carasso (1862–1934), lawyer and politician ** Isaac Carasso (1874–1939), Emanuel's nephew, founder of Groupe Danone. ** Daniel Carasso, Isaac's son, co-founder of Dannon in the U.S. * Albert Karasu, Jewish-Turkish journalist {{disambiguation, geo, surname Turkish-language surnames