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Tagus River

Also known as Tagus, Tejo, Tejo River, Tajo, Tajo River

The Tagus ( ; ; ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon.

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The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, originating in central Spain and flowing westward across the landscape. It travels through Spain and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon, Portugal, making it a major geographic feature of the region.

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River.name: Tagus
River.name_etymology: Vulgar Latin taliāre, "to cut through"
River.image: Tagus River Panorama - Toledo, Spain - Dec 2006.jpg
River.image_size: 300
River.image_caption: View of Tagus River in Toledo, Spain
River.map: Tagus Watershed.jpg
River.map_size: 300
River.map_caption: Tagus River basin (Interactive map)
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.mapframe frame width: 300
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Spain, Portugal
River.source1: Fuente de García, Montes Universales
River.source1_location: Frías de Albarracín, Spain
River.mouth: Estuary of the Tagus, Atlantic Ocean
River.mouth_location: Lisbon, Portugal
River.tributaries_left: Guadiela, Algodor, Gévalo, Ibor, Almonte, Salor, Sever

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Wikidata facts

Image: Castelo de Rodao.jpg
Length: 1007

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Commons category: Tagus River
Commons gallery: Tagus
watershed area: 80602
discharge: 500

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Name
Geography
Source
Course
Basin
Geology
Estuary
Hydrology
Ecology
Historical importance
Recreational uses
See also
References
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== Name == The river's Latin name is Tagus. While the etymology is unclear, the most probable etymological origin for the hydronym Tagus is Indo-European *(s)tag- ('to drip').