Vardar

Also known as Axios

The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of the river is .

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The Vardar is the longest river in North Macedonia that flows through Greece and empties into the Aegean Sea near Thessaloniki, making it an important waterway for the region. At roughly 388 kilometers long with significant portions in both countries, it serves as a major geographical feature that drains a large surrounding area.

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Key facts

River.name: Vardar
River.name_other: Вардар
River.image: Vardar Skopje 2.jpg
River.image_caption: Vardar in Skopje
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 7
River.mapframe frame height: 300
River.source1_location: Vrutok, near Gostivar
River.mouth_location: Aegean Sea, near Thessaloniki
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: North Macedonia and Greece
River.length_km: 388

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Wikidata facts

Image: Vardar Veles Macedonia.jpg
Length: 388

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Commons category: Vardar
Commons gallery: Vardar
watershed area: 24438
native label: Вардар

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Article

8 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Project to construct the Danube-Vardar-Aegean Canal
Vardaris wind
Gallery
See also
References
External links

==Etymology== The name Vardar for the river may have been derived from Thracian, although Dardanian, Paeonian, Ancient Macedonian, and Ancient Greek were also spoken in the lands drained by the river.