Iskar River

E180178
river

The Iskar River is a significant river in Bulgaria that flows south through Sofia before turning north to cut a dramatic gorge through the Balkan Mountains on its way to the Danube.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Iskar River canonical 6
Iskar River basin 1
Tundzha River 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinSize 8650 km² ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
crossesMountainRange Balkan Mountains ⓘ
directionOfFlow south through Sofia then north through Balkan Mountains ⓘ
dischargesInto Danube near Gigen ⓘ
flowsPast Cherven Bryag ⓘ
Mezdra ⓘ
Samokov ⓘ
flowsThrough Balkan Mountains ⓘ
Pernik Province ⓘ
Pleven Province ⓘ
Sofia ⓘ
Sofia Province ⓘ
Vratsa Province ⓘ
forms Iskar Gorge ⓘ
hasAverageDischarge approximately 55 m³/s at the mouth ⓘ
hasBridge Cherepish railway bridges ⓘ
hasCanyonSection near Lakatnik ⓘ
hasGorge Iskar Gorge ⓘ
hasProtectedAreaAlong Rila National Park ⓘ
Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park ⓘ
hasRailwayLineAlong Sofia–Mezdra railway line ⓘ
hasTourismActivity hiking along Iskar Gorge ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
hasTributary Beli Iskar ⓘ
Cherni Iskar ⓘ
Levi Iskar ⓘ
hasValley Iskar Gorge ⓘ
surface form: Iskar Valley
isLongestRiverEntirelyIn Bulgaria ⓘ
length 368 km ⓘ
approximately 229 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Balkans ⓘ
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
mouth Danube ⓘ
namedAfter ancient Thracian tribe of the Iskars (hypothesized) ⓘ
partOf Danube river basin ⓘ
passesNear Sofia Airport ⓘ
passesThrough Iskar Reservoir ⓘ
region Western Bulgaria ⓘ
sourceCountry Bulgaria ⓘ
sourceLocation Rila Mountains ⓘ
tributaryOf Danube ⓘ
usedFor hydroelectric power ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
water supply for Sofia ⓘ
watercourseType perennial river ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Edirne → locatedNearRiver → Iskar River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tundzha River
Balkan Mountains → majorRiverSource → Iskar River ⓘ
Sofia → hasRiver → Iskar River ⓘ
Samokov → locatedNear → Iskar River ⓘ
Samokov → locatedOnWatercourse → Iskar River ⓘ
Sofia Province → containsRiver → Iskar River ⓘ
Malyovitsa → drainageBasin → Iskar River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iskar River basin
Northern Bulgaria → hasRiver → Iskar River ⓘ