Evros River
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The Evros River is a major waterway in southeastern Europe that forms much of the natural border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evros River canonical | 9 |
| Evros | 1 |
| Evros–Maritsa river system | 1 |
| Meriç (Evros) River | 1 |
| Έβρος | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border river
ⓘ
international river ⓘ river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maritsa
ⓘ
Meriç ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| borderSectionLength | forms much of the land border between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| BulgarianName | Марица ⓘ |
| country |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| crossBorderManagement | subject to transboundary water agreements between Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey ⓘ |
| deltaLocation | border area of Greece and Turkey on the Aegean coast ⓘ |
| deltaProtectionStatus | important wetland and protected area (various national and international designations) ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | approximately 53,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
flooding
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ |
| flowsIntoBodyOfWater |
Thracian Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Thracean Sea (northern Aegean Sea)
|
| flowsThrough |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Greece
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| GreekName |
Evros River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Έβρος
|
| hasDelta | Evros Delta ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thrace ⓘ |
| length | approximately 480 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Europe ⓘ |
| mouth | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Peninsula
|
| region | Thrace ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Rila Mountains ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
external border of the European Union
ⓘ
natural border between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| tributary |
Arda River
ⓘ
Ergene River ⓘ Tundzha River ⓘ |
| TurkishName |
Meriç
ⓘ
surface form:
Meriç Nehri
|
| uses |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power (upstream, via tributaries and related infrastructure) ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Evros
this entity surface form:
Meriç (Evros) River
this entity surface form:
Έβρος
this entity surface form:
Evros–Maritsa river system