Sazliyka

Sazliyka
The Sazliyka south of Kaloyanovets
Country Bulgaria
Physical characteristics
River mouth Maritsa
42°01′51″N 25°52′27″E / 42.0308°N 25.8742°E / 42.0308; 25.8742Coordinates: 42°01′51″N 25°52′27″E / 42.0308°N 25.8742°E / 42.0308; 25.8742
Length 121.7 km (75.6 mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression Maritsa→ Aegean Sea
Basin size 3,366 km2 (1,300 sq mi)[1]

The Sazliyka (Bulgarian: Сазлийка, pronounced [səzˈliːkə]; also transliterated Sazlijka or Sazliika) is a river in southeastern Bulgaria, a left tributary of the Maritsa. It originates in the Sarnena Sredna Gora mountains. In its upper course until Radnevo, it is also known as the Rakitnitsa or Syuyutliyka. The river is 121.7 kilometres in length and has a drainage basin of 3,366 square kilometres.[1] Its average discharge at Galabovo is 17 cubic metres per second. The Galabovo Reservoir is located along the river.

The name is thought to be derived from the Ottoman Turkish saz, "bulrush", with a Bulgarian feminine suffix. The name of its upper course, Syuyutliyka, is also from a Turkish root, söğüt, "osier", while Rakitnitsa is its Bulgarian translation, the equivalent word for "osier" being rakita.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistical Yearbook 2017, National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria), p. 17
  • "Сазлийка". Българска енциклопедия А-Я (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 954-8104-08-3. OCLC 163361648.
  • "Sesli Sözlük online dictionary" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-09-08.


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