Ergene

For the district in Tekirdağ Province, see Ergene, Tekirdağ.

River in Thrace, Turkey

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 / 41.0261; 26.3603
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; Greek: Εργίνης; Eryinis, Ancient Greek: Ἀγριάνης, Agriánēs) 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

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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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