Simav River

The Simav or Susurluk River is a river in . Its course is 321 km long and its basin comprises 22,400 km2. It was the classical Macestus.
Photo: Yurekli74, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Balıkesir, northwestern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Çapraz Çayı”, “Simav Brook”, “Susurluk Çayı”, and “Susurluk Nehri”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballıkaya and Ekinli.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and… is situated 3½ km southeast of Simav River.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. is situated 3½ km south of Simav River.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. is situated 8 km south of Simav River.

Simav River

Latitude
40.39297° or 40° 23′ 35″ north
Longitude
28.50995° or 28° 30′ 36″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8GGC9GV5+5X
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Simav River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Simav”
  • Bashkir: “Симав”
  • Cebuano: “Simav River”
  • Dutch: “Simav River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سيماڤ”
  • French: “Maceste”
  • French: “Simav Çayı”
  • German: “Simav Çayı”
  • Hungarian: “Simav”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Simav”
  • Italian: “Simav”
  • Japanese: “シマブ川”
  • Latin: “Macestus”
  • Lithuanian: “Simavas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simav Çayı”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simav Çayı”
  • Norwegian: “Simav Çayı”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Simav”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Simave”
  • Romanian: “Simav”
  • Russian: “Симав”
  • Spanish: “Río Simav”
  • Turkish: “Simav Çayı Havzası”
  • Turkish: “Simav Çayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімав”
  • Welsh: “Afon Simav”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Boğazköy and Çamlıca.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Arapçiftliği Gölü and Dalyan Gölü.

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