Bakırçay River valley
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The Bakırçay River valley is a fertile river plain in western Turkey, historically significant as the landscape surrounding the ancient city of Pergamon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bergama River valley | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ |
| ancientLanguage | Greek (historical inscriptions) ⓘ |
| ancientNameOfRiver | Caicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRegion | Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientCity | Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientRegion | Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy | mountain ranges of western Anatolia ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Bergama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dikili Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alluvial soil
ⓘ
fertile plain ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cotton farming
ⓘ
crop cultivation ⓘ olive growing ⓘ tobacco farming ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farmland
ⓘ
orchards ⓘ pastureland ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bergama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kınık NERFINISHED ⓘ Soma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| historicallySurrounds | Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownInAntiquityAs | Caicus valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Turkish (modern population) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manisa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ western Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ İzmir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Gulf of Çandarlı NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aegean river basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO World Heritage List (via Pergamon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural region ⓘ |
| river | Bakırçay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ |
| topography | broad alluvial plain ⓘ |
| usedFor | agriculture ⓘ |
| waterSource | Bakırçay River and tributaries ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.