Douro River

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The Douro River is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from northern Spain through Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean and famed for the terraced vineyards of the Port wine region along its banks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Portugal
Spain
borderFunction forms part of the border between Spain and Portugal
cityOnRiver Peso da Régua
Covas do Douro
surface form: Pinhão

Porto
Salamanca
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia

Zamora
continent Europe
country Portugal
Spain
drainageBasin Douro basin
etymology name derived from Latin Durius
flowsThrough Bragança District
Castile and León
Guarda District
Porto District
Salamanca
Vila Real District
Viseu District
Zamora
hasInfrastructure dams
locks
knownFor Port wine region
terraced vineyards
length approximately 557 miles
approximately 897 km
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
majorTributary Corgo River
Côa River
Arga River
surface form: Esla River

Sabor River
surface form: Paiva River

Pisuerga River
Sabor River
Sousa River
Tormes River
Tua River
Tâmega River
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
sourceLocation northern Spain
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteAlongBanks Douro Demarcated Region
surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
river transport
tourism
wineRegion Douro Demarcated Region
surface form: Douro DOC

Douro Demarcated Region
surface form: Port wine region

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Corgo River tributaryOf Douro River
Corgo River mouthLocatedIn Douro River
Tempranillo majorRegionOfCultivation Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro
Linha do Corgo (partly closed) locatedInRegion Douro River
subject surface form: Linha do Corgo
this entity surface form: Douro
Linha do Douro follows Douro River
northwestern Portugal majorRiver Douro River
subject surface form: Northwestern Portugal
Campanhã crossedBy Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro River (nearby riverside area)
Sabor River tributaryOf Douro River
Sabor River mouthLocation Douro River
Sabor River flowsInto Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro River near Pocinho
Côa River tributaryOf Douro River
Côa River flowsInto Douro River
São João Railway Bridge crosses Douro River
Central Spain traversedBy Douro River
Municipality of Sabrosa locatedIn Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro
village of Gouvães do Douro locatedNear Douro River
subject surface form: Gouvães do Douro
northern Portugal contains Douro River
subject surface form: Northern Portugal
Mesão Frio Municipality locatedOn Douro River
Mesão Frio Municipality borderedBy Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro River valley
Lamego nearRiver Douro River
Alijó hasMainRiver Douro River
Mesão Frio locatedOn Douro River
Mesão Frio hasRiver Douro River
Armamar locatedOnRiverBasin Douro River
Tabuaço locatedOnRiver Douro River
São João da Pesqueira belongsToNUTS3Region Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro
Vila Flor locatedNear Douro River
Torre de Moncorvo locatedNear Douro River
Moimenta da Beira hasCulturalRegion Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro
Resende locatedOn Douro River
CIM Douro namedAfter Douro River
Baixo Corgo riverAssociation Douro River
Cima Corgo river Douro River
Touriga Nacional usedInRegion Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro
Touriga Franca importantRegion Douro River
this entity surface form: Douro
Tua River tributaryOf Douro River
Tua River mouth Douro River