Porsuk River
The Porsuk or Kocasu-Porsuk River, the ancient Tembris, is a river in Turkey, that flows for 448 km. The city of Eskişehir is located on the banks of this river.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ankara, west-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Kocasu-Porsuk Çayı”, “Kocasu-Porsuk River”, “Porsuk Cayi”, and “Tymbris”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gordion and Burial mound of Midas.
Gordion
Gordion was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about 70–80 km southwest of Ankara, in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district. Gordion is situated 4 km south of Porsuk River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kıranharmanı and Yassıhüyük.
Kıranharmanı
Village
Kıranharmanı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Polatlı, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 173.
Yassıhüyük
Village
Sazlar
Village
Sazlar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Polatlı, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 248. Sazlar is situated 4½ km west of Porsuk River.
Porsuk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ankara Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.68462° or 39° 41′ 5″ north
Longitude
31.97785° or 31° 58′ 40″ east
Elevation
676 metres (2,218 feet)
Open location code
8GFHMXMH+R4
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Porsuk River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر برسوك”
- Arabic: “نهر بورسك”
- Asturian: “Ríu Porsuk”
- Azerbaijani: “Porsuk çayı”
- Azerbaijani: “Porsuq çayı”
- Cebuano: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Chinese: “波爾蘇克河”
- Chinese: “波索克河”
- Dutch: “Porsuk River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بورسك”
- French: “Porsuk Çayı”
- French: “Porsuk”
- French: “Tembris”
- French: “Thymbre”
- German: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Hungarian: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Hungarian: “Porsuk”
- Irish: “Abhainn Porsuk”
- Italian: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Japanese: “ポルスク川”
- Kurdish: “çemê Porsuk”
- Lithuanian: “Porsukas”
- Mingrelian: “პორსუკი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Polish: “Porsuk”
- Russian: “Порсук”
- Russian: “Пурсак”
- Slovenian: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Slovenian: “Porsuk”
- Swedish: “Porsuk”
- Turkish: “Porsuk Çayı”
- Welsh: “Afon Porsuk”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Karacaahmet and Yeniköseler.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kollar Tepesi and Yalçılı Hill.
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