Pedieos
Sign in to saveThe Pedieos (also Pediaios or Pediaeus or Pithkias; Greek: Πεδιαίος/Πηθκιάς, Turkish: Kanlı Dere) is the longest river in Cyprus. The river originates in the Machairas Forest in the Troodos Mountains close to Machairas Monastery and flows northeast across the Mesaoria plains, through the capital city Nicosia. It then steers east, meeting the sea at Famagusta Bay close to the ancient Greek city of Salamis. Maximum depth is 10 meters.
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- River.name
- Pedieos
- River.map
- Pedieos River watershed.jpg
- River.map_size
- 250
- River.map_caption
- Pedieos River watershed (Interactive map)
- River.mapframe
- yes
- River.mapframe zoom
- 8
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Cyprus
- River.source1_location
- Troodos Mountains
- River.mouth_location
- Famagusta Bay
- River.mouth_coordinates
- 35.16, 33.91
- River.basin_size
- 2,000 km2
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- Pedieos River.JPG
- Length
- 100
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The Pedieos (also Pediaios or Pediaeus or Pithkias; Greek: Πεδιαίος/Πηθκιάς, Turkish: Kanlı Dere) is the longest river in Cyprus. The river originates in the Machairas Forest in the Troodos Mountains close to Machairas Monastery and flows northeast across the Mesaoria plains, through the capital city Nicosia. It then steers east, meeting the sea at Famagusta Bay 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.
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