Ergene

Ergene
Ergene
Location
Country	Turkey
State	Thrace
Region	Marmara Region
Cities	Çerkezköy, Çorlu, Muratlı, Lüleburgaz, Alpullu, Pehlivanköy, Uzunköprü
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Maritsa
• coordinates	41°01′34″N 26°21′37″E / 41.0261°N 26.3603°E
Basin features
Progression	Maritsa→ Aegean Sea
Tributaries
• left	Hayrabolu creek
• right	Çorlu creek, Lüleburgaz creek, Sulucak creek, Teke creek, Babaeski creek

Ergene (Turkish: Ergene Nehri; Ancient Greek: Εργίνης, Eryinis) is a major left tributary of the Maritsa (Meriç) river, flowing entirely in the East Thrace region of Turkey.

The river rises from the southern part of Strandzha mountain, not far from the Black Sea and flows for 281 km before entering the Maritsa near the Turkish city of İpsala, with part of its lower course canalized.^[1] Its drainage basin has an area of 11,016 km².^[2]

Major settlements along the river include Uzunköprü, Pehlivanköy, Çerkezköy and Muratlı.

References

^ UNESCO INWEB: Maritza/Evros/Meriç sub-basin with Arda and Ergene rivers
^ "Maritsa-Evros: Watersheds map". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2017-10-12.

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[1] UNESCO INWEB: Maritza/Evros/Meriç sub-basin with Arda and Ergene rivers

[2] "Maritsa-Evros: Watersheds map". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2017-10-12.

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