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List of alluvial plains of Turkey

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Turkey is a peninsular country. At the north and south of the peninsulas the mountain ranges run parallel to sea. There are many short rivers flowing from the mountainous highlands to surrounding seas. Alluvial plains are situated at the mouth of the rivers . But most of the plains are small. Below is the list of some of the more important alluvial plains.[1][2] The order in the table is counter clockwise from the north.

Alluvial plain River(s) Sea Province(s)
Çarşamba Yeşilırmak Black Sea Samsun
Bafra Kızılırmak Black sea Samsun
Sakarya Sakarya Black Sea Sakarya
Meriç Meriç Aegean Sea Edirne
Menemen Gediz Aegean sea İzmir
Küçükmenderes Küçükmenderes Aegean Sea İzmir
Balat Büyükmenderes Aegean Sea Aydın
Dalaman Dalaman Mediterranean Sea Muğla
Eşen Eşen Mediterranean Sea Muğla-Antalya
Antalya Manavgat-Aksu Mediterranean Sea Antalya
Silifke Göksu Mediterranean Sea Mersin
Çukurova[3] Seyhan, Ceyhan, Berdan Mediterranean Sea Mersin- Adana

References and notes

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  1. ^ Prof.Faik Sabri Duran: Büyük Atlas, Kanaat Yayınları, İstanbul, ISBN 975-7537-04-7
  2. ^ "Türkiye'nin ovaları". Archived from the original on 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  3. ^ Ancient Cilicia; the biggest coastal plain of Turkey