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The Jijia () () is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania, a right tributary of the Prut. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoșani County through the town of Dorohoi and meets the Prut in Gorban, Iași County. It has a length of , of which 275 km in Romania, and a drainage area of about , of which in Romania. Major tributaries are the rivers Sitna, Miletin and Bahlui.

Key facts

River.name
Jijia
River.image
Jijia River5.jpg
River.pushpin_map
Romania
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Ukraine, Romania
River.subdivision_type2
Counties
River.subdivision_name2
Botoșani, Iași
River.subdivision_type3
Town
River.subdivision_name3
Dorohoi
River.source1
Ukraine
River.mouth
Prut
River.mouth_location
Gorban
River.tributaries_right
Sitna, Miletin, Bahlui

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Romania
Continent
Europe
Image
Jijia traversand comuna Victoria.jpg
Length
275
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Commons category
Jijia River
mouth of the watercourse
Prut
watershed area
5757
discharge
160.0
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Tributaries
  • References

The Jijia () () is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania, a right tributary of the Prut. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoșani County through the town of Dorohoi and meets the Prut in Gorban, Iași County. It has a length of , of which 275 km in Romania, and a drainage area of about , of which in Romania. Major tributaries are the rivers Sitna, Miletin and Bahlui.

==Tributaries==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jijia River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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