Ceyhan (river)
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Ceyhan ancient names: Pyramos, Pyramus |
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| location | Adana , Kahramanmaraş , Osmaniye ( Turkey ) | |
| River system | Ceyhan | |
| source | near Elbistan in the Taurus Mountains 38 ° 11 ′ 11 ″ N , 37 ° 12 ′ 52 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Karataş in the Gulf of Iskenderun Coordinates: 36 ° 33 '55 " N , 35 ° 33' 35" E 36 ° 33 '55 " N , 35 ° 33' 35" E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 474 km | |
| Catchment area | 21,200 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
230 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Aksu Çayı , Horu Çayı | |
| Right tributaries | Söğütlü Çay , Hurman Çayı , Göksun Çayı , Savrun Çayı | |
| Reservoirs flowed through |
Menzelet Reservoir , Kılavuzlu Reservoir , Sır Reservoir , Berke Reservoir , Aslantaş Reservoir , Oşkan Reservoir , Berkman Reservoir |
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| Big cities | Ceyhan | |
| Small towns | Elbistan | |
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 Roman bridge over the Ceyhan near Mopsuestia |
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The Ceyhan , with its ancient name Pyramos (Latinized: Pyramus ), Hittite Puratti , is a river in southern Turkey . It rises near the city of Elbistan in the Taurus Mountains .
The river has a length of 509 km. It flows through Cilicia , leaves the Anti-Taurus (Jebel Nur) at Mamista , where there was an important ford , and forms a large delta in the Çukurova lowlands . There, in the province of Adana , it flows into the Gulf of İskenderun ( Mediterranean Sea ) near the city of Karataş . The Ceyhan runs partly underground. Its main tributaries are Söğütlü, Hurman, Göksun Çayı , Mağara Gözü and Aksu Çayı .
In ancient times the Pyramos flowed not far from Mallos . In the Middle Ages it changed its course and flowed closer to the Djebel Nur (Anti-Taurus) and flowed into the Bay of Ajaş, which quickly silted up.
In the course of Ceyhan there are several dams for electricity production: the dams Menzelet , Kılavuzlu , Sir , Berke , Aslantaş and the lower reaches the barrages Oskan and Berkman .
