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Maritsa

River in the Balkans

Body of waterriverQ204347

Also known as Evros

Length: 490 km
Discharge: 200 cubic metre per second
Origin of the watercourse: Maritsa Lakes
Mouth: Thracian Sea
Country: Greece
, Bulgaria
, Turkey
Watershed area: 53,846 km²

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The Maritsa, known in Greek as the Evros and in Turkish as the Meriç, is a river that runs through the region of Thrace, in Southeast Europe. With a length of 480 km (300 mi), it is the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkan peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe by discharge. It flows through Bulgaria in its upper and middle reaches, while its lower course forms part of the border between Greece and Turkey. Its drainage area is about 53,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi), of which 66.2% is in Bulgaria, 27.5% in Turkey, and 6.3% in Greece. It is the main river of the historical region of Thrace, most of which lies in its drainage basin.

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57 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Category for the water basin: Category:Maritsa basin
Tributary: Tundzha
Arda
Ergene
Chepinska river
Erythropotamos
Stryama
Topolnitsa
Chepelare River
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Vacha
Sazliyka
Yadenitsa
Srebra (Silver) River
Drainage basin: Maritsa Basin
Elevation: 2,378 m applies to part: river source
0 m applies to part: river mouth
Basin country: Bulgaria
Different from: Marița
Located in: Alexandroupolis Municipality

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27 identifiers linking Maritsa across the web's reference databases

42.1648, 23.5959OpenStreetMap ↗

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