Category:Maritsa
Articles relating to the river Maritsa (also known as Meriç and Evros) and its history. It is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of 480 km (300 mi), it is the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkan peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe by discharge. It flows through Bulgaria in its upper and middle reaches, while its lower course forms much of the border between Greece and Turkey. Its drainage area is about 53,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi), of which 66.2% is in Bulgaria, 27.5% in Turkey and 6.3% in Greece. It is the main river of the historical region of Thrace, most of which lies in its drainage basin.
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Pages in category "Maritsa"
The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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- Border rivers
- Bulgaria–Greece border
- Greece–Turkey border
- International rivers of Europe
- Landforms of Edirne Province
- Landforms of Evros (regional unit)
- Rivers of Haskovo Province
- Rivers of Pazardzhik Province
- Rivers of Plovdiv Province
- Rivers of Sofia Province
- Rivers of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Rivers of Turkey