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Gediz River

Also known as Hermus

The Gediz, the ancient Hermus, is a river of western Anatolia in Turkey that flows about 400 kilometres from the highlands near Kütahya to the Aegean north of İzmir. Its fertile plain was the heartland of the Kingdom of Lydia, with Sardis on its tributary the Pactolus, and later of the Saruhanid beylik around Manisa.

Gediz River
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Seha River LandKingdom of LydiaSmyrnaCyme (Aeolis)PhocaeaSaruhanids

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gediz River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gediz-river
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“Gediz River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gediz-river. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Gediz River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gediz-river.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Gediz River’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gediz-river (Accessed: ).

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