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river in Germany

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The Ruhr is a river in western Germany that flows through an industrially important region. It has historically been a crucial resource for the area's economy and development, particularly supporting coal mining and steel production.

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The Ruhr ( German pronunciation: [ʁuːɐ̯] ) is a river in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), a right tributary (east-side) of the Rhine.

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

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