Bakırçay
The Bakırçay is a river in Turkey. It rises in the Gölcük Dağları mountains and debouches into the Gulf of Çandarlı. In antiquity, the Bakırçay was or formed part of the Kaikos or Caicus River which flowed near the city of Pergamon and was the site of the Battle of the Caecus River.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Turkey
- Also known as: “Aduros”, “Bakir Cayi”, “Bakır Çay”, “Caic”, “Caïcus”, “Kaikos”, “Kaïkos”, “Kör Azmak”, “Rio Bakir”, “riu Bakır”, “Каик”, “باقر جاي”, “باقرجاي”, “قيقوس”, and “نهر قيقوس”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çandarlı and Yaylayurt.
Çandarlı
Village
Yaylayurt
Village
Yaylayurt is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Dikili, İzmir Province, Turkey. Yaylayurt is situated 7 km west of Bakırçay.
Zeytindağ
Village
Zeytindağ is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bergama, İzmir Province, Turkey. Zeytindağ is situated 7 km northeast of Bakırçay.
Bakırçay
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.94419° or 38° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
26.99795° or 26° 59′ 53″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8GC8WXVX+M5
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Bakırçay” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ካይኮስ ወንዝ”
- Arabic: “نهر باقر”
- Asturian: “Ríu Bakırçay”
- Catalan: “Caïc”
- Cebuano: “Bakır Çayı”
- Chinese: “卡伊库斯河”
- Chinese: “卡伊庫斯河”
- Croatian: “Bakırçay”
- Dutch: “Bakırçay”
- French: “Bakırçay”
- French: “Caïque”
- German: “Bakırçay”
- Greek: “Κάικος ποταμός”
- Irish: “Bakırçay”
- Latin: “Caicus”
- Macedonian: “Бакирчај”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bakırçay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bakırçay”
- Norwegian: “Bakırçay”
- Romanian: “Bakırçay”
- Russian: “Бакыр”
- Slovenian: “Bakırçay”
- Spanish: “Río Bakir”
- Turkish: “Bakırçay”
- Uzbek: “Bakir”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Karakoç Burnu and Elaia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lake Tuzla and Dalyan Gölü.
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