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Ophis (river)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Ophis (Ancient Ὄ), also called the Ophius or Ophious (Ὀῦ), was a river of ancient Pontus, the mouth of which was 90 stadia to the east of port Hyssus, and which separated Colchis from the country of the Thianni. It is identified with the modern Istala Dere in Asiatic Turkey.

Flows through: Turkey.

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

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