Gallikos (river)
Gallikos (Greek: Γαλλικός) is a river in Central Macedonia, Greece. It was known as Echedoros (Εχέδωρος) in antiquity and Gomaropnichtis (Γομαροπνίχτης) in Middle Ages. The current name probably comes from the ancient Roman colony Callicum (modern Kilkis) near the river.
| Gallikos | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Γαλλικός (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kilkis regional unit |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aegean Sea |
• coordinates | 40°37′50″N 22°50′44″E |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,055 km2 (407 sq mi) |
It rises in the Krousia Mountain and flows into the Aegean Sea in the Thermaic Gulf, near Sindos. It is 70 km (43 mi) long.[1] Its drainage basin is 1,055 km2 (407 sq mi).[2]
References
- Greece in Figures January - March 2018, p. 12
- "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 80. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
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