Jiu (river)
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The Jiu (Template:IPA; Template:Langx Template:IPA; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a river in southern Romania.Template:GeoSourceTemplate:GeoSource It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.
It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj, and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval,<ref>Jiu (jud. Dolj), e-calauza.ro</ref> a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is Template:Convert long, including its source river, Jiul de Vest.Template:GeoSourceTemplate:GeoSource It has a basin of Template:Convert.Template:GeoSourceTemplate:GeoSource<ref>2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13</ref> Its average discharge at the mouth is Template:Cvt.Template:GeoSource
The upper Jiu Valley, around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania's principal coal mining region.
Towns and cities
The following towns are situated along the Jiu, from source to mouth: Petroșani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul de Vest), Bumbești-Jiu, Târgu Jiu, Turceni, Filiași, and Craiova.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries of the Jiu (from source to mouth):Template:GeoSource
- Left: Jiul de Est, Izvor, Polatiștea, Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, Chițiu, Sadu, Curpenoasa, Tetila, Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, Amaradia (Gorj), Dâmbova, Cioiana, Gilort, Fratoștița, Cârnești, Răcari, Brădești, Amaradia (Dolj), Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, Gioroc
- Right: Jiul de Vest, Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, Bratcu, Porcu, Sâmbotin, Cartiu, Pietroasa, Șușița (Gorj), Tismana, Timișeni, Jilț, Ceplea, Șușița (Mehedinți), Motru, Bâlta, Racovița, Argetoaia, Raznic, Tejac, Ulm, Prodila
See also
References
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