The Jiu (Romanian: [ʒiw] ⓘ; Hungarian: Zsil [ʒil]; German: Schil or Schiel; Latin: Rabon) is a river in southern Romania.[1][2] It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.
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View of the Jiu passing Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
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The Jiu in Romania
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Hunedoara, Gorj, Dolj |
| Cities | Petroșani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul de Vest), Târgu Jiu, Craiova |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est, near Petroșani, Hunedoara |
| • coordinates | 45°22′07″N 23°22′04″E / 45.36861°N 23.36778°E / 45.36861; 23.36778 |
| • elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Mouth | Danube |
• location | near Bechet, Dolj |
• coordinates | 43°46′41″N 23°48′48″E / 43.77806°N 23.81333°E / 43.77806; 23.81333 |
| Length | 340 km (210 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,080 km2 (3,890 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 86 m3/s (3,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jiul de Est, Gilort, Amaradia |
| • right | Jiul de Vest, Motru |
It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj, Mehedinți and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval,[3] a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is 339 kilometres (211 mi) long, including its source river, Jiul de Vest.[2][4] It has a basin of 10,430 km2 (4,030 sq mi).[2][4][5] Its average discharge at the mouth is 97 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s).[4]
The upper Jiu Valley, around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania's principal coal mining region.
The following towns are situated along the Jiu, from source to mouth: Petroșani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul de Vest), Bumbești-Jiu, Târgu Jiu, Turceni, Filiași, and Craiova.
The following rivers are tributaries of the Jiu (from source to mouth):[2]
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