Biga Çayı

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Biga Çayı, Turkey
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Origin	Kaz Dağı
Mouth	Sea of Marmara
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Length	80 km
Source elevation	N/A
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Biga Çayı or Kocabaş Çayı (Ancient name;Granicus River) is a small water flow in northwestern Turkey. The flow begins at the base of the Mount Ida and trends generally northeasterly to the Sea of Marmara. It is located approximately 50 km to the east of the Çanakkale boğazı (Çanakkale strait, formerly known as the Dardanelles).

The banks of this river near the modern-day town of Biga were the site of the Battle of the Granicus, fought in 334 BC between the Greek army of Alexander the Great against the forces of the Persian Empire under King Darius III. This was Alexander's first victory over the Persians. The river was described as having strong, turbulent current, with steep banks and varying depth.

A modern Turkish map showing this river can be found here.

There is also a Granicus Valles region on Mars.