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 Gjanica from the left. It flows into the Adriatic Sea at the southern margin of Divjakë-Karavasta National Park.
In classical antiquity, the Seman River was known as the Apsus, which is a derivative of the Indo-European root *ăp- "water, river". The Illyrian hydronym Apsus, corresponds to Apsias, a river name in southern Italy brought by Illyrian migrations (Iapygians) in the region.[3] 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.[4]
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 (1): 137. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2004.06.008. PMID 15607787.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^Palmer, Leonard Robert (1988). The Latin Language. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 40. ISBN080612136X.
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