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{{short description|River in Romania}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Jiu
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| image              = Jiu River in Craiova.jpg
| image_size         = 270
| image_caption      = View of the Jiu passing [[Craiova]], Dolj County, Romania
| map                = Raul Jiu.png
| map_size           = 270
| map_caption        = The Jiu in Romania
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| subdivision_type1  = Country
| subdivision_name1  = [[Romania]]
| subdivision_type2  = Counties
| subdivision_name2  = {{hlist|[[Hunedoara County|Hunedoara]]|[[Gorj County|Gorj]]|[[Dolj County|Dolj]]}}
| subdivision_type3  = Cities
| subdivision_name3  = {{hlist|[[Petroșani]] (Jiul de Est)|[[Lupeni]] (Jiul de Vest)|[[Târgu Jiu]]|[[Craiova]]}}
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| length             = {{convert|340|km|mi|abbr=on}} 
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| depth_max          = 120 m (393 ft) ([[Craiova]])
| discharge1_location= [[River mouth|mouth]]
| discharge1_min     = 
| discharge1_avg     = {{convert|86|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_max     = 
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| source1            = Confluence of headwaters [[Jiul de Vest]] and [[Jiul de Est]], near [[Petroșani]], [[Hunedoara County|Hunedoara]]
| source1_location   = 
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|45|22|07|N|23|22|04|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation  = {{convert|554|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth              = [[Danube]]
| mouth_location     = near [[Bechet]], [[Dolj County|Dolj]]
| mouth_coordinates  = {{coord|43|46|41|N|23|48|48|E|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation    = 
| progression        = {{RDanube}}
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| basin_size         = {{convert|10080|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left   = [[Jiul de Est]], [[Gilort]], [[Amaradia (Dolj)|Amaradia]]
| tributaries_right  = [[Jiul de Vest]], [[Motru (river)|Motru]]
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The '''Jiu''' ({{IPA|ro|ʒiw|lang|Ro-Jiu.ogg}}; {{langx|hu|Zsil}} {{IPA|hu|ʒil|}}; {{langx|de|Schil or Schiel}}; {{langx|la|Rabon}}) is a river in southern [[Romania]].{{GeoSource|RO|Annex7|538}}{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}} It is formed near [[Petroșani]] by the confluence of [[headwater]]s [[Jiul de Vest]] and [[Jiul de Est]].

It flows southward through the Romanian counties [[Hunedoara County|Hunedoara]], [[Gorj County|Gorj]], and [[Dolj County|Dolj]] before flowing into the [[Danube]] near [[Zăval]],<ref>[http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=48 Jiu (jud. Dolj)], e-calauza.ro</ref> a few kilometers upstream from the [[Bulgaria]]n city of [[Oryahovo]]. It is {{convert|339|km}} long, including its source river, [[Jiul de Vest]].{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}{{GeoSource|Danube||12}} It has a basin of {{convert|10430|km2|abbr=on}}.{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}{{GeoSource|Danube||12}}<ref>[http://www.insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/anuarul_statistic_al_romaniei_carte_en.pdf 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook], p. 13</ref> Its average [[discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] at the [[River mouth|mouth]] is {{cvt|97|m3/s}}.{{GeoSource|Danube||12}}

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]].

[[File:Old Border Checkpoint.jpg|thumb|left|Border checkpoint between Romania and [[Austria-Hungary]] in the Jiu Gorge ({{circa}} 1914)]]

==Tributaries==

The following rivers are tributaries of the Jiu (from source to mouth):{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}

*Left: [[Jiul de Est]], [[Izvor (Jiu)|Izvor]], [[Polatiștea]], Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, [[Chițiu]], [[Sadu (Jiu)|Sadu]], Curpenoasa, [[Tetila]], Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, [[Amaradia (Gorj)]], [[Dâmbova]], [[Cioiana]], [[Gilort]], Fratoștița, Cârnești, Răcari, [[Brădești (Jiu)|Brădești]], [[Amaradia (Dolj)]], Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, [[Gioroc]]
*Right: [[Jiul de Vest]], Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, [[Bratcu]], [[Porcu (Jiu)|Porcu]], [[Sâmbotin]], Cartiu, Pietroasa, [[Șușița (Gorj)]], [[Tismana (river)|Tismana]], Timișeni, [[Jilț]], Ceplea, [[Șușița (Mehedinți)]], [[Motru (river)|Motru]], Bâlta, Racovița, [[Argetoaia (river)|Argetoaia]], [[Raznic]], Tejac, Ulm, Prodila

==See also==
*[[Jiu Valley]]

==References==
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{{Commons category|Jiu River}}

{{Danube}}
{{Portal bar|Romania}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
[[Category:Jiu basin| ]]
[[Category:Rivers of Hunedoara County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Gorj County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Dolj County]]


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