Seman (river)

Seman
Seman
Location
Country	Albania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Osum and Devoll
Mouth
• location	Adriatic Sea
• coordinates	40°49′25″N 19°22′0″E / 40.82361°N 19.36667°ECoordinates: 40°49′25″N 19°22′0″E / 40.82361°N 19.36667°E
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin size	5,649 km2 (2,181 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	95.7 m3/s (3,380 cu ft/s)

The Seman is a major river in western Albania. It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Devoll and Osum, a few km west of Kuçovë. It is 85 km (53 mi) long (281 km (175 mi) with its longest source river Devoll) and its drainage basin is 5,649 km² (2,181 sq mi). Its average discharge is 95.7 m³/s (3,380 cu ft/s).^[2] It meanders generally westwards through a flat lowland. Near Fier it receives from the left. It flows into the Adriatic Sea at the southern margin of the Divjakë-Karavasta National Park.

Name[]

In classical antiquity, the Seman River was known as the Apsus, which is a derivative of the Indo-European root *ăp- "water, river". The contemporary Albanian name Seman/Semen (definite form: Semani/Semeni), which is used to indicate the lower course of the river, evolved from *Apson- through Albanian phonetic changes. Also the contemporary Albanian name Osum (definite form: Osumi), which is used to indicate the lower course of the river, evolved from *Apsōn(em), but through Bulgarian phonetic changes.^[3]

References[]

^ "The coastline of Albania : morphology, evolution and coastal management issues" (PDF). ciesm.org. p. 8.
^ Cullaj, A., Hasko, A., Miho, A., Schanz, F., Brandl, H. & Bachofen, R. (2005). "The quality of Albanian natural waters and the human impact". Environment International. 31: 137.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ Georgiev, Vladimir Ivanov (1981). Introduction to the History of the Indo-European Languages. Publishing House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 350. ISBN 978-953-51-7261-1.

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[1] "The coastline of Albania : morphology, evolution and coastal management issues" (PDF). ciesm.org. p. 8.

[2] Cullaj, A., Hasko, A., Miho, A., Schanz, F., Brandl, H. & Bachofen, R. (2005). "The quality of Albanian natural waters and the human impact". Environment International. 31: 137.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[3] Georgiev, Vladimir Ivanov (1981). Introduction to the History of the Indo-European Languages. Publishing House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 350. ISBN 978-953-51-7261-1.

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