Maritsa

Also known as Evros

thumb|290px|right|Map of the river

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River.name: Maritsa
River.name_other: Hebrus,
River.image: Maritsaorigin2.JPG
River.image_caption: The source valley of the Maritsa river in the Rila Mountains with Marichini Lakes
River.source1_location: Rila Mountains, Bulgaria
River.mouth_location: Aegean Sea, east of Alexandroupoli
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.length_km: 480
River.discharge1_avg: for mouth
River.basin_size_km2: 53,000

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 0
Image: Meriç River.jpg
Length: 490

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Commons category: Maritsa
watershed area: 53846
discharge: 200

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The Maritsa, known in Greek as the Evros and in Turkish as the '''''', is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkan peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe by discharge. It flows through Bulgaria in its upper and middle reaches, while its lower course forms part of the border between Greece and Turkey. Its drainage area is about , of which 66.2% is in Bulgaria, 27.5% in Turkey, and 6.3% in Greece. It is the main river of the historical region of Thrace, most of which lies in its drainage basin.