Great Menderes River
Also known as Maeander, Meander, Mæander, Büyük Menderes River
river in Turkey
Key facts
- Native name
- Büyük Menderes Irmağı ( Turkish )
- Country
- Turkey
- Cities
- Nazilli , Aydın , Söke
- Location
- Dinar , Afyonkarahisar Province
- Coordinates
- 38°04′15″N 30°10′37″E / 38.07083°N 30.17694°E / 38.07083; 30.17694
- Elevation
- 880 m (2,890 ft)
- Mouth
- Aegean Sea
- Length
- 548 km (341 mi)
- Basin size
- 25,000 km (9,700 sq mi)
- Left
- Çürüksu River, Akçay River, Çine River
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Maiandros.jpg
Article
The Büyük Menderes River ("Great Meander", historically the Maeander or Meander, from Ancient Greek: Μαίανδρος, Maíandros; Turkish: Büyük Menderes Irmağı), is a river in southwestern Turkey. It rises in west central Turkey near Dinar before flowing west through the Büyük Menderes graben until reaching the Aegean Sea in the proximity of the ancient Ionian city Miletus. The river was well known for its sinuous, curving pattern, and gives its name to the common term, (meander), used to describe these characteristic bends in rivers.
Modern geography
Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations