JIU RIVER
:''This article is about the Romanian river Jiu. Jiu is also the Chinese word for alcoholic beverages, see: Chinese alcoholic beverage.''
The 'Jiu' (Latin: ''Rabon''; Hungarian: ''Zsil'') is a river of southern Romania. It is formed near PetroÅŸani by the junction of two branches: the Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.
It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo, 331 kilometers from its sources. It has a basin of 10,070 km².
★ PetroÅŸani
★ BumbeÅŸti-Jiu
★ Târgu Jiu
★ FiliaÅŸi
★ Craiova
★ ÅžuÅŸiÅ£a
★ Sadu
★ Tismana
★ JilÅ£
★ Motru
★ Gilort
★ Amaradia
★ Amaradia
★ Jiu Valley
★ AdministraÅ£ia NaÅ£ională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - BucureÅŸti
★ Institutul de Meteorologie ÅŸi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - BucureÅŸti 1971
The 'Jiu' (Latin: ''Rabon''; Hungarian: ''Zsil'') is a river of southern Romania. It is formed near PetroÅŸani by the junction of two branches: the Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.
It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo, 331 kilometers from its sources. It has a basin of 10,070 km².
| Contents |
| Towns and cities |
| Tributaries |
| See also |
| References |
Towns and cities
★ PetroÅŸani
★ BumbeÅŸti-Jiu
★ Târgu Jiu
★ FiliaÅŸi
★ Craiova
Tributaries
★ ÅžuÅŸiÅ£a
★ Sadu
★ Tismana
★ JilÅ£
★ Motru
★ Gilort
★ Amaradia
★ Amaradia
See also
★ Jiu Valley
References
★ AdministraÅ£ia NaÅ£ională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - BucureÅŸti
★ Institutul de Meteorologie ÅŸi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - BucureÅŸti 1971
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