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Kızılırmak River

The 127th longest river in the world

1,355 km

The Kızılırmak (Turkish pronunciation: [kɯˈzɯɫɯɾmak], Turkish for "Red River"), historically known as the Halys River (Ancient Ἅ), is the longest river flowing entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.

Flows through: Turkey.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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