The River Mert (Turkish: Mert Irmağı); anciently, the Lycastus (Ancient Greek: Λύκαστος, romanized: Lykastos)[1] is a river in Turkey which flows into the Black Sea at Samsun.[2]
| Mert River | |
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 River mouth at Samsun | |
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History
editThe ancient town of Lycastus in Pontus was located on the river; the site has not been located.[1]
Pollution
editA local politician claims the river suffers from domestic and industrial pollution, and fish die off in 2014 is being investigated by local officials.[3][4]
Flooding
editIn 2012 flooding killed 5 people.
References
edit- ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Helli, Selma Urgulu; Nazmi Polat. "An Investigation on Fish Fauna of the River Mert (Samsun)" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Zoology. 26 (2002): 63–65.
- ^ "Haber Gazetesi - Güncel : Mert Irmağı'nda balık kalmadı". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Mert Irmağı'nda Balık Ölümleri".
41°16′44″N 36°21′07″E / 41.278889°N 36.351944°E
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