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Also known as Isonzo, Soca

The Soča (, in Slovene) or Isonzo (, in Italian; other names: ; ; or '''') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy ().

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The Soča is a river that flows through western Slovenia and northeastern Italy. It is significant as a major waterway connecting these two regions of southeastern Europe.

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Key facts

River.name
Soča/Isonzo
River.image
Soca 4.jpg
River.image_caption
The Soča near Bovec
River.image_size
250px
River.source1_location
Julian Alps, west of Triglav
River.mouth_location
Adriatic Sea, near Monfalcone
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Slovenia, Italy
River.mapframe
yes
River.mapframe zoom
7
River.mapframe point
none

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Wikidata facts

Image
Soca Kobarid.jpg
Length
138
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Commons category
Soča
watershed area
3400
discharge
140
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Contents
  • Name
  • Major changes in the watershed
  • Attractions
  • Significance in World War I
  • See also
  • References
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The Soča (, in Slovene) or Isonzo (, in Italian; other names: ; ; or '') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy ().

An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, at an elevation of . The river runs past the towns of Bovec, Kobarid, Tolmin, Kanal ob Soči, Nova Gorica (where it is crossed by the Solkan Bridge), and Gorizia, entering the Adriatic Sea close to the town of Monfalcone. It has a nival-pluvial regime in its upper course and pluvial-nival in its lower course.

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