Narew
Sign in to saveThe Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus.
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The Narew is a 499-kilometer river in northeastern Poland that flows into the Vistula River, with a portion extending through western Belarus. It is notable as one of Europe's rare braided rivers, meaning its waters split into multiple twisted channels that resemble braided hair before rejoining.
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Key facts
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- Narew
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- Нараў, Нарев, Narevas
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- Poland Narew Góra Strękowa.jpg
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- 300
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- Braided channels of the Narew at Strękowa Góra.
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- Vistula river map.png
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- Narew as part of the Vistula watershed.
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- yes
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- 6
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- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Poland, Belarus
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- Cities
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Name of the lower portion
- Geography
- Cities and towns
- Tributaries
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
The Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus.
==Etymology== The name of the river is from a Proto-Indo-European root *nr primarily associated with water (compare Neretva, Neris, Ner and Nur) or from a Lithuanian language verb nerti associated primarily with diving and flood.