Maeander River basin

E620986

The Maeander River basin is the drainage area of the ancient Maeander (Menderes) River in western Anatolia, known for its highly winding course that gave rise to the word “meander.”

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Gediz Basin 1
Maeander River basin canonical 1
Maeander River region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
associatedWith ancient Anatolian civilizations
ancient Greek toponymy
characterizedBy alluvial sedimentation
floodplain development
climateType Mediterranean climate region
contains fertile alluvial plains
meanders
country Turkey
drainagePattern meandering channel pattern
drainedBy Maeander River
Menderes River
emptiesViaMainRiverInto Aegean Sea
etymologicallyRelatedTo English word "meander"
geomorphologicalType lowland fluvial basin
hasCulturalAssociation classical literature descriptions of winding rivers
hasGeomorphologicalFeature natural levees
oxbow lakes
point bars
hasHistoricalSignificance Hellenistic period
Roman Asia Minor
ancient Greek geography
hasHydrologicalProcess channel migration
fluvial erosion
sediment transport
hydrologicalFeatureOf Aegean Sea watershed
influenced term "meandering" in fluvial geomorphology
knownFor highly winding river course
languageOfToponym Ancient Greek
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
modern Turkey
western Anatolia
linked to: Western Anatolia
modernNameOfRiver Büyük Menderes Nehri
namedAfter Maeander River
partOf Aegean drainage region of Turkey
region Aegean Region of Turkey
linked to: Aegean Region
toponymForm Μαίανδρος (Maiandros)
wasImportantFor ancient agriculture
ancient settlement patterns
riverine trade routes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Myus riverSystem Maeander River basin
Celaenae nearbyRegion upper Maeander valley
linked to: Maeander River basin
Uşak Province locatedNear Gediz Basin
linked to: Maeander River basin
Marsyas associatedPlace Maeander River region
linked to: Maeander River basin
Pamukkale travertine terraces partOf Menderes River basin
linked to: Maeander River basin