Pruth River

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The Pruth River is a major Eastern European waterway that flows from the Carpathian Mountains through Ukraine and Moldova to the Danube, historically serving as an important frontier and site of significant diplomatic events.

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Pruth River canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Moldova
Romania
Ukraine
continent Europe
country Moldova
Romania
Ukraine
dischargeBasin Black Sea basin
drainageArea Carpathian region
ecologicalSignificance habitat for freshwater species
flowsThrough Carpathian Mountains
Moldovan–Romanian border region
Ukrainian Carpathians
linked to: Eastern Carpathians
formsBorderBetween Romania and Moldova
Romania and Ukraine
hasTributary Cheremosh River
Kysva River
Terebleche River
historicalEvent Russo-Turkish War negotiations
Treaty of the Pruth (1711)
linked to: Treaty of Pruth
historicalRole border between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire
frontier between empires
length approximately 592 miles
approximately 953 km
locatedIn Eastern Europe
mouth Danube River
linked to: Danube
mouthCountry Romania
Ukraine
mouthLocation near Reni
nameInRomanian Prut
linked to: Prut River
nameInRussian Прут
nameInUkrainian Прут
partOf Danube river system
linked to: Danube
passesThrough Chernivtsi
Yaremche
politicalSignificance natural boundary between states
region Bukovina
Moldavia
sourceCountry Ukraine
sourceLocation Carpathian Mountains
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
tributaryOf Danube River
linked to: Danube
usedFor fishing
irrigation
transport (historically)

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