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Lake Amik or the Lake of Antioch (Arabic: بحيرة العمق; Turkish: Amik Gölü) was a large freshwater lake in the basin of the Orontes River in Hatay Province, Turkey. It was located north-east of the ancient city of Antioch (modern Antakya). The lake was drained between the 1940s–1970s.

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Lake Amik

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Lake Amik or the Lake of Antioch (Arabic: بحيرة العمق; Turkish: Amik Gölü) was a large freshwater lake in the basin of the Orontes River in Hatay Province...

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List of drying lakes

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2018-11-02. "Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe". Retrieved 2021-11-30. Çalişkan, V. Human-Induced Wetland Degradation: A case study of Lake Amik (PDF). Balwois. Archived...

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Amik Valley

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the main ancient port of the area. Lake Amik was an ancient lake in the area, that was located in the centre of Amik Plain. Tell Judaidah was surveyed...

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Amik

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Amik is the mascot of the 1976 Summer Olympics. In the Algonquin language, amik means "beaver." A national competition was held to name it. The beaver...

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Hatay Airport

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(45 km (28 mi)). Built in what used to be the center of the now drained Lake Amik, it was inaugurated in December 2007. The airport's only runway suffered...

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List of extinct bird species since 1500

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a 1924 expedition from Honolulu's Bishop Museum. Quails and relatives Lake Amik black francolin, Francolinus francolinus billypayni (southern Turkey,...

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Orontes River

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west and the Karasu on the east, join the Orontes through the former Lake Amik via an artificial channel (Nahr al-Kowsit). Passing north of Antakya (ancient...

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Karasu

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Anatolia Karasu (Hatay), a tributary of the Orontes River (formerly of Lake Amik) in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey, bordering Syria A small river...

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List of lakes of Wisconsin

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Lake Amik Lake (Rice, Pike) Anderson Lake Annie Lake Axels Lake Bass Lake Bass Lake Bass Lake Bass Lake Bass Lake Bear Lake Beaver Lake Beaverdam Lake Betsy...

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Fauna of Turkey

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least since the 20th century: African darter, due to the drying up of Lake Amik Asiatic lion Caspian tiger, the last known individual was shot in 1974...

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African darter

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darter (Anhinga rufa chantrei), occurred at Lake Amik (Amik Gölü) in south-central Turkey, in the Hula Valley lake and marshes in northern Israel and in the...

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Antakya

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considerable importance as the centre of a large district. The draining of Lake Amik and development of land have caused the region's economy to grow in wealth...

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Antioch

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gorge and the Belen Pass, converge in the plain of the Antioch Lake, now called Lake Amik, and are met there by the road from the Amanian Gate (Baghche...

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Bearded reedling

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kosswigi, which is only definitely known from the today fully drained Lake Amik (although it may also occur elsewhere in this part of Turkey and in adjacent...

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Acanthobrama centisquama

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is known from Syria and Turkey, and there restricted to Lake Amik and al-Gab Lake. Lake Amik has been drained, and this species has not been found here...

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Alalakh

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Amik Valley, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the modern Syria–Turkey border. Lake Amik was an ancient lake in this area. Human settlements in Amik Valley...

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2024 Detroit Lions season

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Davenport and CB Amik Robertson". detroitlions.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024. New Lions CB Carlton Davis wants to create Bulls, Lakers-like dynasty in...

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1872 Amik earthquake

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The 1872 Amik (Antakya) earthquake occurred on April 3 with an epicenter within the Amik Valley in the Ottoman Empire. Earthquake had an estimated magnitude...

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Kuyucu Murad Pasha

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leader of the Celali revolts against the Ottomans in Aleppo, in 1607 near Lake Amik. Janbulad and Fakhr al-Din allied and defeated the Ottoman governor of...

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Afrin River

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then reenters Turkey. It joins the Karasu at the site of the former Lake Amik, and its waters flow to the Orontes by a canal. The total length of the...

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Ali Janbulad

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with about 25,000 of his sekbans and other cavalries in the wide Amik Valley near Lake Amik. Zulfikar's patrols engaged with Ali's troops for three days while...

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Lake Macamic

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"mak" means "disabled" and "amik" is associated with "beaver". The graph "Makamik" has long been in use. The toponym "Macamic Lake" was formalized on December...

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Anishinaabe traditional beliefs

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or bad. Amik (beaver) is a being in traditional Anishinaabe stories that creates shared worlds. The stories of Amik’s creations and how Amik teaches their...

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