Aksu is one of the main water streams of
Giresun Province
Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...
in the eastern
Black Sea Region of
Turkey
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. Its name is Turkish for "white water".
Description
Aksu Deresi rises in
Karagöl, a rural highland area located very near to provincial borders of
Giresun
Giresun () is a city in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. It is the seat of Giresun Province and Giresun District.[Ordu
Ordu () or Altınordu is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and the capital of Ordu Province. The city forms the urban part of the Altınordu, Ordu, Altınordu district, with a population of 235,096 in 2023.
Name
Kotyora, the origina ...]
and
Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.[İl Beledi ...]
provinces.
Karagöl is a chain of mountains which is part of the
Giresun mountains, in the south of
Dereli district of
Giresun
Giresun () is a city in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. It is the seat of Giresun Province and Giresun District.[Black Sea
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passing
Kızıltaş,
Sarıyakup, and
Güdül villages. Its
mouth
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is next to the eastern part of Giresun city. The Aksu Deresi is long.
Rivers of Giresun Province
Rivers of Turkey
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