Porsuk River

The Porsuk or Kocasu-Porsuk River, the ancient Tembris, is a river in Turkey, that flows for 448 km. The city of is located on the banks of this river.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in Ankara, west-central Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Kocasu-Porsuk Çayı”
    “Kocasu-Porsuk River”
    “Porsuk Cayi”
    “Tymbris”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burial mound of Midas.
is situated 4 km southeast of Porsuk River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kıranharmanı and Yassıhüyük.
Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality…
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and… is situated 3½ km south of Porsuk River.
Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . is situated 4½ km west of Porsuk River.
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Latitude
39.68462° or 39° 41′ 5″ north
Longitude
31.97785° or 31° 58′ 40″ east
Open location code
8GFHMXMH+R4
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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”

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