Anapo

Infobox River | river_name = Anapo


caption = The river’s mouth
origin = Monte Lauro
mouth = Ionian Sea
basin_countries = Italy
length = 40 km
elevation = 986 m
discharge =
watershed =

The Anapo (Sicilian: "Ànapu") is a river in Sicily whose name, which in Greek signifies "invisible", derives from the fact that for many parts of its course it runs underground. The Greek myth of Anapos is associated with it.

The rivers springs from the Monte Lauro in the Hyblaean Mountains (hills), near Palazzolo Acreide, crossing the whole territory of Syracuse, where it flows into the Ciane.

Historically, its waters were used to feed the aqueduct of Syracuse, built in 480 BC by the tyrann Gelo and running for 22 km. Its waters are now powering the hydroelectrical station near Solarino.

External links

* [http://digilander.libero.it/pantalica/Anapo/cennistorici.htm Fiume Anapo] it icon