Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su or Qarasu (lit. 'black water/river' in

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Rivers

The Balkans

* A former name of the

Struma River The Struma or Strymonas (, ; , ) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymon (, ). Its drainage area is , of which in Bulgaria, in Greece and the remaining in North Macedonia and Serbia. It takes its source from the Vitosha ...

(Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece * A former name of the

Mesta River The Nestos ( ), Mesta ( ) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering canyons toward the Aegean Sea through mostly metamorphic formations. At ...

(Mesta Karasu) in Bulgaria and northern Greece, forming the border between Greek Macedonia and Thrace * A former name of the

Haliacmon The Haliacmon (, ''Aliákmonas''; formerly: , ''Aliákmon'' or ''Haliákmōn'') is the longest river flowing entirely in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliacmon: Maritsa (), Struma (Strymónas), bot ...

(İnce Karasu) in western Macedonia, northern Greece * Karasu (Istanbul), a river in the greater Istanbul area of Turkey

Central Asia

Qarasu River The Qarasu is a river in Golestan Province of Iran which flows to the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fle ...

, a small river in northeast Iran feeding into the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea * Kara-Suu (Aksy), a right tributary of the river Naryn in Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan *

Kara-Suu (Kara-Köl) Kara-Suu () is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23 km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District. Its population was 26,609 in 2021. It is a major industrial and trade center, on the border wi ...

, a left tributary of the river

Naryn Naryn ( ; ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,178 as of January 2021. The town was established as a fortress on the caravan route in 1868. It is situated ...

near Kara-Köl, Kyrgyzstan * Karasu, name of the last stretch of river

Shiderti The Shiderti (, ''Şıdertı''; in its lower course: ''Karasu'') is a river of Kazakhstan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Karasu (Koybagar) Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su or Qarasu (lit. 'black water/river' in Turkic languages) may refer to: Rivers The Balkans * A former name of the Struma River (Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece * A former name of the Mesta River ( ...

, a river in Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan *

Karasu (Karasor) The Karasu (; ) is a river in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a basin of . The Karasu is one of the longest rivers flowing into endorheic lake Karasor. There are no settlements near its banks. The nearest in ...

, a river in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Japan

Karasu River (Gunma) The is a river located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a branch of the Tone River and the government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river. It generally flows in a south-easterly direction. River communities The river passes through or f ...

in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Turkey

Karasu (Euphrates) The Karasu ( Turkish for 'black water') or Western Euphrates is a long river in eastern Turkey, one of the two sources of the Euphrates. It has a length of about 450 km. To the ancient Greeks the river was known as the (). Course The ri ...

, the western of the two major sources of the Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia *

Karasu (Hatay) The Karasu () or Aswad () is a river in the provinces of Gaziantep and Hatay in Turkey. For part of its length it forms the border with Aleppo Governorate in Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located ...

, a tributary of the Orontes River (formerly of Lake Amik) in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey, bordering Syria * A small river in northwest Anatolia, a tributary of the

Sakarya River The Sakarya (; ; ; ) is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia. It was considered one of the principal rivers of Asia Minor (Anatolia) in Greek classical antiquity, and is mentioned in th ...

Town and villages

Azerbaijan

Qarasu, Hajigabul Qarasu (also, Gadzhiyevo and Karasu) is a village and municipality in the Hajigabul Rayon of Azerbaijan. "Qarasu" means "black water" in the Azerbaijani language Azerbaijani ( ; , , ) or Azeri ( ), also referred to as Azerbaijani Turkic or ...

Qarasu, Kurdamir Qarasu is a village in the municipality of Şilyan in the Kurdamir Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of ...

* Qarasu, Qabala *Karasu Kumlakh or Qarasuqumlaq, Agdash Rayon

China

* Karasu, Xinjiang, a place at the foot of the

Kulma Pass The Kulma Pass ( Tajik: , zh, s=阔勒买山口) or Qolma Pass, also referred to as Karasu Pass, is a mountain pass across the Pamir Mountains on the border between Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan and Taxkorga ...

Crimea

Karasubazar Bilohirsk (until 1944 – Karasubazar, ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Bilohirsk Raion, one of the raions (districts) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is recognised by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but i ...

Japan

Karasu, Mie was a town located in Ichishi District, Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,281 and a density of 1,354.10 persons per km2. The total area was 3.90 km2. On January 1, 2006, Karasu, along with the city of ...

Kazakhstan

Karasu District Karasu (, ) is a district of Kostanay Region in northern Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders ...

, Kostanay Region *

Karasu (village) Karasu () is a village in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center and the only significant inhabited place of Karasu District (KATO code - 395230100). Population: Geography The village is located to the west of the nor ...

, administrative center of Karasu District

Kyrgyzstan

*several places, see

Kara-Suu (disambiguation) Kara-Suu may refer to the following places in Kyrgyzstan: *Kara-Suu, capital of Kara-Suu District, Osh Region * Kara-Suu, Batken, a village in Leylek District, Batken Region * Kara-Suu, Chuy, a village in Jayyl District, Chuy Region * Kara-Suu, Aks ...

Tajikistan

Karasu, Tajikistan Guliston (, formerly ''Karasu'') is a jamoat in Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Vahdat in Districts of Republican Subordination Districts under Tajikistan Central Government Jurisdiction, also translated as Districts of Republican Subor ...

, Vahdat District

Turkey

Karasu, Sakarya Karasu is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 411 km2, and its population 70,600 (2022). It is on the Black Sea coast, and its population increases in the summer due to tourism. Much of its commerce centers on ...

, a town in Sakarya Province *

Karasu, Karacabey Karasu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karacabey, Bursa Province Bursa Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmar ...

, a village in Bursa Province *

Karasu, Yenice Karasu is a village in the Yenice District of Çanakkale Province Çanakkale Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and ...

, a village in Çanakkale Province * Karasu, Refahiye, a village in Erzincan Province *

Karasu, Aşkale Karasu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aşkale, Erzurum Province in Turkey. Its population is 28 and is inhabited by Alevi Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkish people, or the Turks, a ...

, a mahalle in Erzurum Province *

Karasu, Karayazı Karasu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karayazı, Erzurum Province Erzurum Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its area is 25,006 km2, and its populatio ...

, a mahalle in Erzurum Province

Uzbekistan

*Karasu or

Qorasuv Qorasuv (also ''Korasuv'', ''Karasu''; ) is a city in Qoʻrgʻontepa District of Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan, about 50 km from the district capital of Andijan. The town's name means "black water" in Uzbek (''qora'' - black, ''suv' ...

, Andijan Province, adjacent to Kara-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

Fictional characters

* Karasu, a character from the manga and anime series ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' * Karasu, a ''

Noein , also known simply as ''Noein'', is a Japanese science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and produced by Satelight. The series has 24 episodes which make up a complete storyline. The English version was produced and dub ...

'' character * Karasu, a ninja puppet in ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' * Tabito Karasu, a character in ''

Blue Lock (stylized as ''BLUELOCK'') is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 34 volumes as of J ...

Other uses

* ''Karasu'', an album in the ''13 Japanese Birds'' series by Merzbow * Karasu Bay, a fictional bay in the air combat video game '' The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces'' * Karasu relief, a rock relief in Turkey, near where the Karasu River, the western branch of the Euphrates, joins the eastern branch of the Euphrates * Karasu, a species of giant beaked whale

People with the surname

* Carasso family, a Sephardic Jewish family of Salonika, often spelled Karasu ** Emmanuel Carasso (1862–1934), lawyer and politician **

Isaac Carasso Isaac Carasso (1874 – 19 April 1939) was a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso (Karasu) family of Ottoman Salonica (modern Thessaloniki, Greece). After emigrating to Barcelona, he started a yogurt factory which later became Grou ...

(1874–1939), Emanuel's nephew, founder of Groupe Danone ** Daniel Carasso, Isaac's son, co-founder of Dannon in the U.S. * Albert Karasu, Jewish-Turkish journalist *

Bilge Karasu Bilge Karasu (9 January 1930 – 13 July 1995), was a Turkish short story writer and novelist. Biography Bilge Karasu was born in 1930, in Istanbul. Bilge Karasu's parents, who later converted to Islam, were of Jewish origin, although he does ...

(1930–1995), Turkish writer *

Oğuzhan Karasu Oğuzhan Karasu (born 16 June 1995) is a Turkish volleyball player. Club career Halkbank He signed a contract with Halkbank Halkbank () is a Turkish bank, first incorporated in 1933 as a Public bank, state-owned bank. After growing throughou ...

(born 1995), Turkish volleyball player {{disambiguation, geo, surname Turkish-language surnames