Karasu (Hatay)

{{Short description|River in southern Turkey}} {{About|the river near the Turkey/Syria border|rivers with similar names|Karasu (disambiguation)}} The '''Karasu''' ({{langx|ar|قره صو|}}) or '''Aswad''' ({{langx|ar|الأسود|}}) is a river in the provinces of Gaziantep and Hatay in Turkey. For part of its length it forms the border with Aleppo Governorate in Syria.<ref>[http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS163.pdf US Bureau of Intelligence and Research: International Boundary Study No.163 (1978)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227020342/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS163.pdf |date=2008-02-27 }} p.12</ref> It joins the Afrin River at the site of the former Lake Amik. Its waters now flow to the Orontes River by a canal.<ref>[http://www.antakyatso.org/geographical-Location-1111 Antakya Chamber of Commerce: Geographical location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008142751/http://www.antakyatso.org/geographical-Location-1111 |date=2010-10-08 }}</ref>

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Category:Rivers of Turkey Category:Rivers of Syria Category:Syria–Turkey border Category:Geography of Aleppo Governorate Category:Landforms of Gaziantep Province Category:Landforms of Hatay Province Category:Orontes basin