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The Aksu (Bronze Age name in Hittite: 𒁉𒋻𒀀𒅀, Kaštaraya, ancient name in Greek Κέστρoς, Kestros), is a river in Antalya Province (southwestern Turkey), which rises in the mountains of Toros. The course of the Aksu is between the Düden to the west and of the Köprüçay to the east.
History
A treaty between the Hittite Great King Tudhaliya IV and his vassal, the king of Tarhuntassa, defined the latter's western border at the "Kastaraya River", near "Parha". Parha is likely the future Perga.[1]
As Kestros, the river is mentioned by Pomponius Mela as navigable, as far upriver as Perga, 60 stadia (about 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi)) from its mouth, according to Strabo. It silted up over the Byzantine era, and Perga declined as a result.[2]
Today
The Aksu is 100 metres (330 ft) wide at its mouth, and 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep within the bar, which extends across the mouth, and so shallow in places in its delta as to be impassable to boats that draw more than 1 foot (0.30 m) of water. The swell from the sea meeting the stream generally produces a violent surf.
At its headwaters is the Kovada Lake and just below that the Karacaören Dam reservoir.
References
- G. Beckman (1996). Hittite diplomatic texts. Atlanta., no. 18C
- "Perge".
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Cestrus", London, (1854)
- Glover, Clare P, Robertson, Alastair F (March 1998) "Role of regional extension and uplift in the Plio-Pleistocene evolution of the Aksu Basin, SW Turkey" Journal of the Geological Society 155(2): pp. 365-387
- Çapraz, Soner and Arslan, Naime (2005) "The Oligochaeta (Annelida) Fauna of Aksu Stream (Antalya)" Turkish Journal of Zoology 29: pp. 229-236
- Wildekamp, R.H. (1997) "First record of the eastern Asiatic gobionid fish Pseudorasbora parva from the Asiatic part of Turkey" Journal of Fish Biology 51(4): pp. 858–861
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На других языках
[de] Aksu Çayı (Mittelmeer)
Der Aksu Çayı ist ein 162 km langer Zufluss des Mittelmeers im Süden der Türkei (Kleinasien).- [en] Aksu River (Turkey)
[es] Río Aksu (Turquía)
El río Aksu (en turco, Aksu Çayı); en griego antiguo Κεστρoς, Kestros), es un río en la provincia de Antalya (suroeste de Turquía), que surge en los montes Tauro. El curso del Aksu discurre entre el río Düden Çayı, al oeste, y el Eurimedonte (Köprüçay), al este.[it] Aksu Çayı
L’Aksu Çayı è un fiume tributario del Mar Mediterraneo lungo 162 km il cui corso è situato nel sud della Turchia (Asia Minore). L'Aksu Çayı fu chiamato nell'antichità Kestros (latinizzato in Cestrus). Il suo nome ittita era Kaštaraya.[1][ru] Аксу (река, впадает в Средиземное море)
Аксу́ (тур. Aksu), в древности Ке́строс (греч. Κεστρoς) — река на юго-западе Турции, в провинции Анталья. Берёт начало в горах Тавр. Аксу протекает между рекой Дюден (тур. Düden Çayı) к западу и рекой Кёпрючай (тур. Köprüçay) к востоку. Название Аксу означает в переводе с турецкого «белая вода» (ak — белый, su — вода).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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