Çağlayan River or Fındıklı River (
Laz language
The Laz or Lazuri language () is a Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian language spoken by the Laz people on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. In 2007, it was estimated that there were around 20,000 native speakers in Turkey, in a strip of ...
: Abu River) is one of the main water streams of
Fındıklı in the eastern
Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its name is Turkish for ''cascade''.
Description
Çağlayan River rises in
Kaçkar Mountains
The Kaçkar Mountains (; , ''Kajkar''), formerly known as the Lazistan Mountains or the Mountains of Khaghtik(), are a mountain range that rises above the Black Sea coast in northeastern Turkey.
With the highest peak, Kaçkar Dağı, at an elevat ...
in Fındıklı. The Çağlayan River is long.
[T.C. KALKINMA BAKANLIĞI DOĞU KARADENİZ PROJESİ BÖLGE KALKINMA İDARESİ BAŞKANLIĞI (PDF)]
/ref> It is a notable spawning place for Black Sea salmon. The Çağlayan River is also a popular place for amateur handline fishing.
References
Rivers of Rize Province
Salmon
Tributaries of the Black Sea
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