Aheloy (river)

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Aheloy
Aheloi dam.jpg
The Aheloy Reservoir along the river
Location
CountryBulgaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Black Sea
 • coordinates
42°38′02″N 27°38′26″E / 42.6338°N 27.6406°E / 42.6338; 27.6406Coordinates: 42°38′02″N 27°38′26″E / 42.6338°N 27.6406°E / 42.6338; 27.6406

The Aheloy (Bulgarian: Ахелой) or Achelous (Greek: Αχελώος) is a river in eastern Bulgaria. It originates in the Aytos-Karnobat mountain, 1.5 kilometres from Dryankovets, and flows directly into the Black Sea south of the village of Aheloy. The Aheloy River has a length of 39.9 kilometres and has an irrigation reservoir, the Aheloy Reservoir, built along its flow. The river's drainage basin covers 141 square kilometres and its average discharge is 0.7 cubic metres per second.

The river is famous for being the site of the Battle of Achelous of 20 August 917 between Bulgarian ruler Simeon I and the Byzantines under Leo Phocas, one of the largest battles in the Middle Ages and one of the greatest military successes of the First Bulgarian Empire.

References[]

  • "Ахелой". Българска енциклопедия А-Я (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 954-8104-08-3. OCLC 163361648.
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