Göksu
The Göksu River (Turkish: Göksu Nehri), known in antiquity as the Calycadnus and in the Middle Ages as the Saleph, is a river on the Taşeli Plateau in southern Turkey. Its two sources arise in the Taurus Mountains—the northern in the Geyik Mountains and the southern in the Haydar Mountains—and meet south of Mut. The combined stream then flows south into the Mediterranean Sea near Silifke.
| Göksu River | |
|---|---|
Göksu River and Silifke Castle | |
| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Taurus Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mediterranean Sea near Silifke |
• coordinates | 36°17′48″N 34°2′48″E |
| Length | 260 km (160 mi) |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Göksu Delta |
| Designated | 13 July 1994 |
| Reference no. | 657 |
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