Yeşilırmak (river)

The Yeşilırmak (Turkish: Yeşilırmak, "Green River"; classical Ancient Greek: Ἶρις, Iris) is a river in northern Turkey. From its source north-east of Sivas, it flows past Tokat and Amasya, and reaches the Black Sea at Samsun after 418 km (260 mi).

Yeşilırmak River
Yeşilırmak
Location
CountryTurkey
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationSivas
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Black Sea
 ⁃ coordinates
41°22′54″N 36°39′37″E
 ⁃ elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length418 km (260 mi)

Its tributaries include the Çekerek (ancient Scylax) and the Kelkit (ancient Lycus).

It is mentioned by Menippus of Pergamon in the 1st century BC.[1][2]

Strabo's Geographica describes it as flowing through Comana Pontica, the plain of Dazimonitis (Kaşova) (40°17′41″N 36°17′48″E), and Gaziura (probably modern Turhal)[3] before receiving the waters (40°33′42″N 35°45′34″E) of the Scylax, then flowing through Amaseia (Amasya) before reaching the valley of Phanaroea.[4]

Notes
  1. Serena Bianchetti, Michele Cataudella, Hans-Joachim Gehrke, [Brill's Companion to Ancient Geography: The Inhabited World in Greek and Roman Tradition (BRILL, 4 Dec 2015) p 263.
  2. Georgia L. IrbyGeorgia L. Irby, A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 Volume Set (John Wiley & Sons, 2016) p 865.
  3. Phytoplankton and seasonal variations of the River Yeşilırmak, Amasya, Turkey (9 May 2003)
  4. Strabo 12:3:15 at Perseus


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