List of rivers of Cyprus

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The Kouris river Kouris River - off to sea.jpg
The Kouris river

Most of the 35 rivers and streams in Cyprus are small and impermanent. Melting snow supplies water to a number of these until late April. Others are merely winter torrents which go dry during the summer.

Rivers

No.RiverName in GreekName in TurkishLength
1 Pedieos [1] Πεδιαίος / ΠηδιάςKanlıdere105 kilometres (65 mi) [2]
2 Gialias ΓιαλιάςÇakıllıdere (Yayladere)88
3SerakhisΣερράχηςSerahi55
4DhiarizosΔιαρίζοςDiyariza (Diyarizo)42
5XeropotamosΞεροπόταμοςKurudere41.5
6EzousaΈζουσαEzusa41
7 Kouris [1] ΚούρηςKuris38
8AkakiΑκάκιAkakiUnknown
9Ha PotamiΧαποτάμιHapotamiUnknown
10PeristeronaΠεριστερώναPersiteronaUnknown
11OvgosΟβγόςDardereUnknown
12TremithosΤρέμιθοςUnknown
13EliaΕλιάDoğancıUnknown
14 Stavros tis Psokas Σταυρός της ΨώκαςUnknown
15 Pentashinos ΠεντάσχοινοςPendaşino (Beştulum)Unknown
16 Karkotis ΚαρκώτηςKarkotUnknown
17 Vasilikos Βασιλικός32
18Maroni [2] ΜαρώνιUnknown
19YermasogeiaΓερμασόγειαYermasoyaUnknown
20AtsasΑτσάςAtsasUnknown
21LimnatisΛιμνάτηςUnknown
22KriosΚρυόςUnknown
23 Alikos Αλυκός31.3
24GarillisΓαρύλληςGarilisUnknown
25SetrahosΣέτραχοςUnknown
26LimnitisΛιμνίτηςYeşilırmakUnknown

References

  1. 1 2 Altman, Jack (1998). Cyprus. Princeton: Berlitz. p. 11. ISBN   283156297X.
  2. 1 2 Albany, Robert Savile (1878). Cyprus. London: HMSO. p. 36. OCLC   38095777.