Place · river

Büyük Menderes River

Also known as Maeander, Meander River, Büyük Menderes, Meander

The Büyük Menderes, the ancient Maeander, is a river of south-western Turkey that flows west into the Aegean Sea near ancient Miletus. Its winding course gave the word 'meander' to English, and its valley was a major route from the coast into Anatolia. Cities such as Magnesia, Priene and Antioch on the Maeander stood along it.

Büyük Menderes River
Image: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 profiles

MiletusFoundation, Decline, SummarySultanate of RumMilitary

Mentioned in 5 state histories

MiraPrieneMyusMiletusInançids

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Büyük Menderes River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/buyuk-menderes-river
MLA
“Büyük Menderes River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/buyuk-menderes-river. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Büyük Menderes River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/buyuk-menderes-river.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Büyük Menderes River’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/buyuk-menderes-river (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻