Prut
River in Eastern Europe; part of Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the village in Ukraine, see Mahala, Chernivtsi Oblast.
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; Romanian pronunciation: [prut], Ukrainian: Прут) is a river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube,[2][3] and is 953 km (592 mi) long.[4] Part of its course forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine.
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Prut Porata, Pyretus | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine, Romania, Moldova |
Oblasts/ Counties/ Districts | Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk O., Chernivtsi O. Romania: Botoșani C., Iași C., Vaslui C., Galați C. Moldova Briceni D., Edineț D., Rîșcani D., Glodeni D., Fălești D., Ungheni D., Nisporeni D., Hîncești D., Leova D., Cantemir D., Cahul D. |
Cities | Kolomyia, Chernivtsi, Ungheni, Leova, Cahul |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Carpathian Mountains |
• location | Mt. Hoverla, Ivano-Frankivsk O., Ukraine |
Mouth | Danube |
• location | Giurgiulești, Romania/Moldova |
• coordinates | 45°28′8″N 28°12′28″E |
Length | 953 km (592 mi) |
Basin size | 27,540 km2 (10,630 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Cheremosh, Jijia |
Official name | Prut River Headwaters |
Designated | 20 March 2019 |
Reference no. | 2395[1] |
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