Kelkit River

The Kelkit River, is a river in the Black Sea Region of . It is the longest tributary of the . Its name derives from the Armenian Gayl get.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 194 metres (636 feet)
  • Description: river in Erzincan, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Kelkit Brook”
    “Kelkit Çayı”
    “Kelkit Suyu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eupatoria.
and Magnopolis, or Magnopolis, was a Hellenistic city in the Kingdom of Pontus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andıran and Karayaka.
is a village in the Taşova District, , Turkey. is situated 3½ km west of Kelkit River.
is a town in the , , Turkey. is situated 8 km east of Kelkit River.
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Kelkit River

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Latitude
40.76189° or 40° 45′ 43″ north
Longitude
36.50891° or 36° 30′ 32″ east
Open location code
8GGRQG65+QH
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Kelkit River” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գայլ գետ”
  • Armenian: “Թերմոդոն”
  • Armenian: “Լիկոս”
  • Armenian: “Կելկիտ”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Kelkit”
  • Bulgarian: “Келкит”
  • Catalan: “Licos del Pont”
  • Catalan: “Riu Kelkit”
  • Cebuano: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Czech: “Kelkit”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كيلكيت”
  • French: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • German: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Greek: “Ποταμός Κελκίτ”
  • Hungarian: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Hungarian: “Kelkit”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Kelkit”
  • Japanese: “ケルキット川”
  • Lithuanian: “Kelkitas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kelkit Irmağı”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kelkit-elva”
  • Norwegian: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Russian: “Келькит”
  • Russian: “Келькитирмак”
  • Spanish: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Spanish: “Lycos del Ponto”
  • Spanish: “Río Kelkit”
  • Turkish: “Kelkit Çayı”
  • Turkish: “Kelkit ırmağı”
  • Welsh: “Afon Kelkit”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Erbaa Ovası and Killik Tepe.

Turkey: Highlights

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