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Kizil Irmak

American  
[ki-zil eer-mahk] / kɪˈzɪl ɪərˈmɑk /

noun

  1. a river flowing N through central Turkey to the Black Sea. 600 miles (965 km) long.


Kizil Irmak British  
/ kɪˈzɪl ɪəˈmɑːk /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Halys.  a river in Turkey, rising in the Kizil Dag and flowing southwest, northwest, and northeast to the Black Sea: the longest river in Asia Minor. Length: about 1150 km (715 miles)

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East of the Kizil Irmak there is no single mountain chain, but there are several short ranges with elevations sometimes exceeding 9000 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

The modern Kizil Irmak flows into the Black Sea about 600 kilometres east of Istanbul.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear

This has its origin in the high land, near the source of the Kizil Irmak, and thence runs south-west towards the volcanic district of Mt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

With 758 the exception of Sivas, no town of importance lies in the valley of the Kizil Irmak throughout its course of over 600 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Before long I enter a region of low hills, dales, and small lakes, beyond which the road again descends into the valley of the Kizil Irmak.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas