Kızılırmak [River] (English spelling)

Japanese: クズルウルマク[川](英語表記)Kızılırmak
Kızılırmak [River] (English spelling)
The longest river in Turkey, it flows from the mountains in eastern Anatolia north through central Anatolia and empties into the Black Sea. Its total length is 1,355 km, and its drainage area is 150,000 km2. The name of the river means "red river." Wheat and tobacco are produced in the delta region at the mouth of the river. Dams such as Bayram Hacir, Hirfanlı, and Kaprıkaya have been built in the midstream, contributing to domestic and industrial electricity production and irrigation. [Nagaba Hiroshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
トルコのアナトリア東部の山地からアナトリア中央部を北流し,黒海に注ぐトルコで最長の川。全長1355km。流域面積15万km2。川の名前は〈赤い川〉を意味する。河口のデルタ地域では小麦,タバコを産する。中流ではバイラムハジュル,ヒルファンルHirfanlı,カプルカヤなどのダムが建設され,家庭用・工業用の電力生産と灌漑に寄与している。【長場 紘】

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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