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Niraj River

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- location
  
Сâmpu Cetății

Length
  
82 km

Source
  
Nirajul Mare River

Country
  
Romania

- location
  
near Ungheni

Basin area
  
651 km²

Mouth
  
Mureș

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Cities
  
Miercurea Nirajului, Gheorghe Doja, Mureș, Gălești, Mureș, Ungheni

The Niraj (Hungarian: Nyárád; German: Niersch) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureş County, northern Romania. Its name originates from the Hungarian word nyár, meaning "poplar". It is a left tributary of the river Mureș. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic.. It flows through the villages Câmpu Cetății, Eremitu, Mătrici, Călugăreni, Dămieni, Grâușorul, Vărgata, Miercurea Nirajului, Dumitreștii, Gălești, Bolintineni, Păsăreni, Murgești, Acățari, Stejeriș, Crăciunești, Ilieni, Gheorghe Doja, Leordeni and joins the Mureș near the town Ungheni.

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Map of Niraj River, Ungheni, Romania

TributariesEdit

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Niraj:

  • Left: Nirajul Mic, Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic, Dorna, Pârâul Mare, Văleni, Tirimia
  • Right: Nirajul Mare, Diceaiul, Hodoș, Valea, Tâmpa, Maiad
  • MapsEdit

  • Harta județului Mureș [3]
  • Harta zonei Miercurea Nirajului [4]
  • References

    Niraj River Wikipedia