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Gialias

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Gialias (also Yialias, Çakıllı Dere/Yalya Deresi) is the second longest river in Cyprus. It has a length of 88 km (55 mi), river originating in the Troodos Mountains and Mesaoria. In its course passes through the plain of Mesaoria and flows into Famagusta Bay. Its depth reaches up to 9 meters. In 1952, the Pano Lythrodonta dam with a capacity of 32,000 m3 and a height of 10 meters was built in Gialias.

Flows through: Cyprus.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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