Erzen
Sign in to saveThe Erzen () is a river in central Albania. The long Erzen has a catchment area, including the southern Tirana District and eastern Durrës District.
Key facts
- River.name
- Erzen
- River.image
- River Erzen close to Iba.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Erzen flowing near the village of Ibë
- River.source1
- Mali me Gropa, Shëngjergj
- River.source1_location
- Tirana County
- River.mouth
- Lalzi Bay
- River.mouth_location
- Adriatic Sea
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Albania
- River.length_km
- 109
- River.basin_size_km2
- 760
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- Image
- River Erzen close to Iba.jpg
- Length
- 109
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- watershed area
- 760
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The Erzen () is a river in central Albania. The long Erzen has a catchment area, including the southern Tirana District and eastern Durrës District.
==Name== The ancient Illyrian name of the river was Ardaxanos, which is a derivative of *daksa "water", "sea", also found in the name of the island Daxa, of the Illyrian tribe Dassareti and of the Chaonian tribe Dexari. It is mentioned for the first time by Polybius in the 2nd century BC. The contemporary Albanian name Erzen (definite form: Erzeni) evolved from the ancient Ardaxanos through Albanian sound changes.
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