Arda (Mariza)
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Arda Ardas |
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 Arda - red line, Mariza - blue line |
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| location | Thrace ( Bulgaria , Greece ) | |
| River system | Mariza | |
| Drain over | Mariza → Thracian Sea (Aegean Sea) | |
| source | Bulgarian Rhodopes near Ardin | |
| muzzle | near Edirne in the Mariza Coordinates: 41 ° 39 ′ 37 " N , 26 ° 29 ′ 37" E 41 ° 39 ′ 37 " N , 26 ° 29 ′ 37" E
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| length | 300 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through |
Kardzhali Dam , Studen Kladenez Dam , Ivaylovgrad Dam |
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| Medium-sized cities | Kardzhali | |
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The Arda ( Bulgarian Арда , Greek Άρδας Ardas , Latin Artiscus ) is a river in southern Bulgaria and northeastern Greece in ancient Thrace . It is about 300 km long, of which 241 km flow on Bulgarian territory.
The source of the Arda is near the Ardin summit in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains . The Arda then continues to flow on Greek territory until it flows into the Mariza at the Greek-Turkish border near the city of Edirne and Karaağaç . In the course of the Arda River in Bulgaria are the dams Kardzhali , Studen Kladenets and Ivaylovgrad . There is another dam in Greece.
Tributaries to the Arda are the Wirbiza and Krumowiza.
On the Arda are u. a. the cities:
- Rudosem (Рудозем)
- Kardzhali (Кърджали)
- Madscharowo (Маджарово)
The river is namesake for Arda Peak , a mountain on Livingston Island in Antarctica.
