Aous River

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The Aous River, known today as the Vjosa, is a major river in the Balkans that flows from Greece into Albania before emptying into the Adriatic Sea.

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Aous River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
ancientName Aous
linked to: El Aouana
borderFeature forms part of the Greece–Albania border in some stretches
category International rivers of Europe
Rivers of Albania
Rivers of Greece
continent Europe
country Albania
Greece
crossesBorderBetween Greece and Albania
drainageBasin Adriatic Sea
ecosystemType near-natural river ecosystem
emptiesInto Adriatic Sea near Vlore
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsInto Adriatic Sea
flowsThrough Epirus
Fier County
Gjirokastër County
Ioannina regional unit
Vlore County
linked to: Vlorë County
hasProtectedAreas sections designated as protected landscapes and parks
hasTributary Drino River
Lengarica River
Sarandaporos River
linked to: Sarantaporos River
hasValley Vjosa Valley
linked to: Vjosa River canyon
historicallySignificantFor ancient Epirus
linked to: Epirus
historicalRegion Epirus
knownAsInAlbanian Vjosa
linked to: Vjosa River
knownAsInGreek Aoös
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Balkans
modernName Vjosa
linked to: Vjosa River
mouth Adriatic Sea
mouthCountry Albania
notableFor environmental protection campaigns
high biodiversity
largely free-flowing course
partOf Adriatic Sea basin
linked to: Adriatic Sea region
region Northwestern Greece
linked to: northwestern Greece

Southern Albania
sourceCountry Greece
usedIn ancient military campaigns in Epirus

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Apollonia (Illyria) locatedNear Aous River