The Pedieos (also Pediaios or Pediaeus or Pithkias;
Greek
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: Πεδιαίος/Πηθκιάς,
Turkish
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: ''Kanlı Dere'') is the longest
river
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in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
. The river originates in the
Troodos Mountains
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; el, Τρόοδος ; tr, Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus ( el, Όλυμπος), also known as Chion ...
close to
Machairas Monastery
Machairas Monastery ( el, Μαχαιράς []) is a historic monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary located about 40 km from the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. It lies at an altitude of about 900 m and was founded at the end of the 12th centur ...
and flows northeast across the Mesaoria plains, through the capital city
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
. It then steers east, meeting the sea at
Famagusta Bay
Famagusta Bay ( gr, Κόλπος της Αμμοχώστου, tr, Mağusa Körfezi) is the easternmost body of water that is formed by the Karpasia peninsula and Protaras. It is named after the city of Famagusta, which lies almost right in ...
close to the ancient Greek city of
Salamis. Maximum depth is 10 meters.
The river has a total length of 98 km. An 18 km stretch of the river banks, in and around Nicosia, has been turned into pedestrian walkways.
There are two dams constructed along the river, the largest one at
Tamassos
Tamassos (Greek: Ταμασσός) or Tamasos (Greek: Τἀμασος) – names Latinized as Tamassus or Tamasus – was a city-kingdom in ancient Cyprus, one of the ten kingdoms of Cyprus. It was situated in the great central plain of the isl ...
built in 2002.
See also
*
List of rivers of Cyprus
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* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
Rivers of Cyprus
Bodies of water of Northern Cyprus
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