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.

Contents
Towns and cities
Tributaries
See also
References

Towns and cities



PetroÅŸani

BumbeÅŸti-Jiu

Târgu Jiu

FiliaÅŸi

Craiova

Tributaries



Şuşiţa

Sadu

Tismana

Jilţ

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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