AP.067 Menderes Valley

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

1963

Image ID

AP.067

Alternate Identifier

B41.067

Subcollection

AP: Central Turkey

Abstract

The Menderes valley, named after the Büyük Menderes River (historically the Maeander or Meander) which passes through it.

Description

The river rises in west central Turkey near Dinar before flowing west through the Büyük Menderes graben until reaching the Aegean Sea in the proximity of the ancient Ionian city Miletus. The word "meander" is used to describe a winding pattern, after the river.

References

"Büyük Menderes River." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.

Image Notes

Photograph created August 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B41.067, N.011. Notes written on the slide or index: Menderes Valley.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Menderes Valley, Turkey