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Geyve is a town in Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The closest international airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, 139 km from Geyve. It's the third largest town of Sakarya Province in terms of area. Geyve is located at the foot of Geyve Gorge, which is set between two mountain ranges and lies along the Sakarya River. Geyve region has an impressive green landscape and productive nature. Geyve is relatively close to many important cities in Turkey; 179 km to Istanbul, 30 km to Adapazari, 75 km to Izmit, 139 km to Bursa, 156 km to Eskisehir, 167 km to Bolu according to Google Maps. ==Geography== Geyve is located at the coordinates 40° 30′ 0″ N, 30° 18′ 0″ E. The highest point of Geyve is Cine Tasi Hill at 1040 m and the town center altitude is 124 m. The third longest river in Turkey, Sakarya River runs through Geyve and it is perceived as an important inspiration of the town. Geyve is lying down on the North Anatolian Fault System. According to historical records, many devastating earthquakes have occurred in the last two millennia along the surrounding area. A detailed study is provided at (Segment Structure of the Southern Strand of the North Anatolian Fault System and Paleoseismic Behaviour of the Gemlik Fault, NW Anatolia ) In recent history, on 22 July 1967, a strong, 7.2 richter scale earthquake hit Geyve and had given considerable damage to the town. On 17 August 1999 Geyve, despite the proximity to epicenter of earthquake, was not destroyed as the neighbouring Adapazari and Golcuk. Unfortunately, Turkish earthquake scientists had made several worrying reports that the next expected Marmara earthquake could impact Geyve and Akyazi region as there had been an additional fault under Geyve which had not broken in the last 300 years. Some of the Turkish media reports regarding the statements can be found at the following links; http://medyabar.com/haber/33550/geyve-kiriginda-deprem-kacinilmaz.aspx, http://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/prof-ercanayni-buyuklukte-deprem-olabilir/haber-236144 Sakarya River is passing through Geyve and one of the important water sources for the land/agriculture. Geyve Karacay Stream is also passing through the town center. On June 6, 2014, Geyve has experienced a significant flooding of Karacay Stream after heavy rain, causing tremendous destruction and one fatality. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geyve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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