Mississippi is the state named after the Mississippi River that forms most of its western border.
The country was named after the Niger River. The name is believed to be a shortened version of 'gher n gheren' which means River of Rivers.
Jordan, the country, was named after the river of Jordan which lies between it & Palestine.
India is the world's largest country named after a river. [Indus river]
Russia, named after the Russian River in California. for more information on this,
India, which is named after the indus river.
The River that forms a border between Oklahoma and Texas is the Red River. The river was named for the red-bed country of its watershed.
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The country is not named after a country it is named after the river, which serves as a natural border between Israel and Jordan. All told though, if you are expecting to be as impressive as the Amazon, Nile or Mississippi, forget it; the Jordan river is one of the most unimpressive famous rivers in the world.
The river is named the River Avon.
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The city of Demre is located in the Antalya provice in the country of Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is named after a nearby river with the same name.
They named it the James river.