Seyhan
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Seyhan ancient names: Saros, Sarus |
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| Data | ||
| location | Adana , Mersin ( Turkey ) | |
| River system | Seyhan | |
| Confluence of |
Göksu and Zamantı near Aladağ 37 ° 36 ′ 22 " N , 35 ° 35 ′ 6" E |
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| Source height | 323 m | |
| muzzle | south of Tarsus into the Mediterranean Coordinates: 36 ° 43 ′ 31 ″ N , 34 ° 54 ′ 28 ″ E 36 ° 43 ′ 31 ″ N , 34 ° 54 ′ 28 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 323 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
| length | 208 km (including source river Zamantı : 516) | |
| Catchment area | 20,700 km² | |
| Outflow at the Adana gauge |
MQ |
200 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through |
Kavşak-Bendi dam , Yedigöze dam , Menteş dam , Çatalan dam , Seyhan dam , Eski Baraj |
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| Big cities | Adana | |
 Demirköprü Bridge in Adana |
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The Seyhan is a river in southern Turkey that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. In ancient times, the Seyhan was called Saros (Latinized Sarus ).
Origin, history and use
The 208 km long Seyhan has two source rivers: the shorter left source river Göksu , which rises in the Tahtalı Mountains ( Kayseri Province , Pınarbaşı County ), and the longer 308 km long Zamantı , which is in the middle Taurus Mountains in the north of the Tahtalı Mountains in the south of the Province Sivas , in the province county Altinyayla, in the 1500 meters high Uzunyayla - plateau rises. It flows through the provinces of Kayseri and Adana , where it flows into the Mediterranean about 20 kilometers south of the ancient city of Tarsus .
The amount of water in the river fluctuates greatly over the course of the year. The Seyhan can flood entire stretches of land in winter and spring, but it can also dry up large areas in summer. To get the problem of too much water in cooler and too little water in drier seasons under control, several reservoirs were built on the Seyhan.
The river flows through the middle of the city of Adana and divides it into the districts of Seyhan and Yüreğir . Here it is spanned by a stone bridge (Taşköprü), which was built under the Roman Emperor Hadrian and is considered the oldest bridge in the world that is still in use. In addition, the river is the water supplier for the fertile Cukurova - Plain (Seyhan Ceyhan - River Delta ) in southern Turkey. The waters of Seyhan and Ceyhan are very important for the Çukurova Plain, as there is not only the growing areas of numerous agricultural products but also the most important cotton growing area in Turkey , which is water-intensive .
Political and external importance
Since 1986 and increasingly in the 1990s, there have been talks between Turkey and Israel as well as Saudi Arabia and Jordan about a project to divert the water from the Seyhan and Ceyhan from the Çukurova Delta to the respective countries with pipelines through the Mediterranean Sea or with tankers to transport. This should solve the water shortage , especially in Israel and Jordan.
The name of the project should be "Peace Water" (Turkish: Barış Suyu ). The idea was not realized, on the one hand because the price of US $ 0.80–1.00 per m³ of "peace water " demanded by Turkey was too high for the countries and on the other hand the feasibility of the project was questioned. Saudi Arabia, for example, was of the opinion that water from energy-intensive seawater desalination plants was cheaper than Turkish "peace water ". Political obstacles also fizzled out the project. Since the beginning of 2006 there have been again talks - primarily with Israel - in order to resume the "Peace Water Project".
Web links
- www.adana.cukurova.edu.tr/cografya.asp (University of Cukurova, Adana) (Turkish) under category Akarsular ve Göller next to the waterfall picture
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Seyhan in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)