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Karasu (Hatay)

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(Redirected from Aswad River) This article is about the river near the Turkey/Syria border. For rivers with similar names, see Karasu (disambiguation).

The Karasu (Arabic: قره صو) or Aswad (Arabic: الأسود) is a river in the provinces of Gaziantep and Hatay in Turkey. For part of its length it forms the border with Aleppo Governorate in Syria. It joins the Afrin River at the site of the former Lake Amik. Its waters now flow to the Orontes by a canal.

References

  1. US Bureau of Intelligence and Research: International Boundary Study No.163 (1978) Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine p.12
  2. Antakya Chamber of Commerce: Geographical location Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

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Syria Rivers of Syria by drainage basin
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
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Turkey Rivers of Turkey by drainage basin
Black Sea
Marmara
Aegean
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
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36°15′10″N 36°12′14″E / 36.25278°N 36.20389°E / 36.25278; 36.20389

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