Jiu River

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The Jiu River is a major river in southwestern Romania that flows through the city of Craiova before joining the Danube.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Jiu River canonical 10
Jiu River (Gorj section) 1
Jiu River basin 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithIndustry coal mining in Jiu Valley
basinSize about 10,000 km²
confluenceLocation near Iscroni
continent Europe
country Romania
flowsDirection generally north–south
flowsThrough Craiova
Dolj County
Gorj County
Hunedoara County
Oltenia region
linked to: Oltenia
formedByConfluenceOf Jiul de Est
Jiul de Vest
hasBridgeIn Craiova
hasTributary Jiul de Est
Jiul de Vest
hasValley Jiu Valley
languageOfName Romanian
length about 339 km
locatedIn Romania’s hydrological basin VIII (Jiu–Dunăre)
southwestern Romania
mouth Danube
mouthElevation about 23 m
mouthLocation near Bechet
partOf Danube river basin
linked to: Danube River basin
passesNear Petroșani
Târgu Jiu
region historical region of Oltenia
riverSystem Danube River system
sourceCountry Romania
sourceLocation Parâng Mountains
Southern Carpathians
tributaryOf Danube
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
irrigation

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Craiova river Jiu River
Southern Romania hasRiver Jiu River
Oltenia traversedByRiver Jiu River
Târgu Jiu locatedOnRiver Jiu River
Gorj County namedAfter Jiu River (Gorj section)
linked to: Jiu River
Gorj County traversedBy Jiu River
Retezat Mountains drainageBasin Jiu River basin
linked to: Jiu River
Jiu River valley traversedBy Jiu River
Dolj County hasRiver Jiu River
Table of Silence locatedNear Jiu River
South-West Oltenia development region hasRiver Jiu River