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 The Struma or Strymónas ( bg, Струма ; el, Στρυμόνας ; tr, (Struma) Karasu , 'black water') is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymṓn (Greek: Στρυμών ). Its drainage area is , of which in Bulgaria, ...

(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 ( el ...

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

Central Asia

Qarasu River Qarasu is a river in Golestan Province of Iran which flows to the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between E ...

, a small river in northeast Iran feeding into the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea *

Kara-Suu (Aksy) The Kara-Suu ( ky, Кара-Суу) or ( ky, Карасуу) is a right tributary of the Naryn in Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. The river source is in the Chatkal Range, western Tian Shan mountains. It flows through the villages Ch ...

, 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 The Shiderti ( kk, Шідерті, ''Şıdertı''; in its lower course: ''Karasu'') is a river of Kazakhstan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Karasu (Koybagar) Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su, Qarasu or Gharasu (lit. 'black water/river' in Turkic languages) may refer to: Rivers The Balkans * A former name of the Struma River (Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece * A former name of the Mesta ...

, 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''). Co ...

, 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 (also, Gadzhiyevo and Karasu) is a village and municipality in the Hajigabul Rayon of Azerbaijan. "Qarasu" means "black water" in the Azerbaijani language Azerbaijani () or Azeri (), also referred to as Azeri Turkic or Azeri Turkish, ...

Qarasu, Kurdamir Qarasu is a village in the municipality of Şilyan in the Kurdamir Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinen ...

* 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 Coun ...

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 Karasu ( kk, Қарасу ауданы, ) is a district of Kostanay Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Karasu. Population: Geography Lake Kushmurun is located in the district, at the borde ...

, Kostanay Region *

Karasu (village) Karasu ( kk, Қарасу) is a village in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center and the only significant inhabited place of Karasu District (KATO code - 395230100). Population: Geography The village is located to th ...

, administrative center of Karasu District

Kyrgyzstan

*several places, see

Kara-Suu (disambiguation) Kara-Suu may refer to the following places in Kyrgyzstan: *Kara-Suu, capital of Kara-Suu District, Osh Region * Kara-Suu, Batken, a village in Leylek District, Batken Region * Kara-Suu, Chuy, a village in Jayyl District, Chuy Region * Kara-Suu, A ...

Tajikistan

Karasu, Tajikistan Guliston ( tg, Гулистон, formerly ''Karasu'') is a jamoat in Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Vahdat in Districts of Republican Subordination tg, Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ , native_name_lang = , ...

, 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 ...

, a town in Sakarya Province *

Karasu, Karacabey Karasu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karacabey, Bursa Province Bursa Province ( tr, ) is a province in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It borders Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to t ...

, a village in Bursa Province *

Karasu, Yenice Karasu is a village in the Yenice District of Çanakkale Province Çanakkale Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Like Istanbul, Çanakkale ...

, a village in Çanakkale Province *

Karasu, Refahiye Karasu is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic langua ...

, 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 The four-toothed whales or giant beaked whales are beaked whales in the genus ''Berardius''. They include Arnoux's beaked whale (''Berardius arnuxii'') in cold Southern Hemispheric waters, and Baird's beaked whale (''Berardius bairdii'') in the ...

People with the surname

* Carasso family, a Sephardic Jewish family of Salonika, often spelled Karasu **

Emmanuel Carasso Emmanuel Carasso or Emanuel Karasu (1862 in Salonica – 1934 in Trieste) was an Ottoman lawyer and a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso family of Ottoman Salonica (now Thessaloniki, Greece). He was also a prominent member ...

(1862–1934), lawyer and politician **

Isaac Carasso Isaac Carasso (1874 – 19 April 1939) was a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso (Karasu) family of Ottoman Salonica (modern Thessaloniki, Greece). After emigrating to Barcelona, he started a yogurt factory which later became Group ...

(1874–1939), Emanuel's nephew, founder of Groupe Danone. **

Daniel Carasso Daniel Carasso (December 16, 1905 – May 17, 2009) was a French American member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso family and the son of Isaac Carasso, founder of the (now) multinational Danone. Biography Carasso, son of Isaac Carasso, w ...

, Isaac's son, co-founder of Dannon in the U.S. * Albert Karasu, Jewish-Turkish journalist {{disambiguation, geo, surname Turkish-language surnames