Harşit River
The Harşit River is a river in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It flows through the Gümüşhane and Giresun Provinces before its terminus in the Black Sea at Tirebolu. It is interrupted by the Torul and Kürtün Dams.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Gümüşhane, northeastern Turkey
- Also known as: “Dogankent Cayi”, “Doğankent Çayı”, “Harşit Brook”, “Harşit Deresi”, “Khalka Vala Cayı”, and “Philabonites River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tirebolu Castle.
Tirebolu Castle
Tirebolu Castle is a fortification in Tirebolu district of Giresun Province, northern Turkey. Tirebolu Castle, known as the "Saint-Jean Castle" in early times, is a small historic fortification located on the coast of a peninsula north of the town.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirebolu and Karademir.
Tirebolu
Town
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirebolu is a town in Giresun Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Tirebolu District. Its population is 20,671. Tirebolu is situated 2½ km west of Harşit River.
Karademir
Village
Photo: Sismeldek, Public domain.
Karademir is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Harşit River.
Boğalı
Village
Photo: Muhsin Kadıoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boğalı is a village, which is situated 8 km east of Harşit River.
Harşit River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Giresun Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Harşit River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Խարշատ”
- Armenian: “Խորշատ”
- Armenian: “Ծանախ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هارسيت”
- German: “Harşit Çayı”
- Greek: “Χαρσιώτης ποταμός”
- Greek: “Χαρσιώτης”
- Hungarian: “Harşit Çayı”
- Hungarian: “Harşit”
- Irish: “Abhainn Harşit”
- Russian: “Филабонит”
- Russian: “Харшит”
- Russian: “Хоршат”
- Russian: “Хоршут-чай”
- Turkish: “Harşit Çayı”
- Welsh: “Afon Harşit”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kılıç Burnu and Yılgın Burnu.
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