Jiu (river)

The Jiu ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a river in southern Romania.Template:GeoSource Template:GeoSource It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.

It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj, Mehedinți and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval,<ref>Jiu (jud. Dolj), e-calauza.ro</ref> a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is Template:Convert long, including its source river, Jiul de Vest.Template:GeoSource Template:GeoSource It has a basin of Template:Convert.Template:GeoSource Template:GeoSource<ref>2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13</ref> Its average discharge at the mouth is Template:Cvt.Template:GeoSource

The upper Jiu Valley, around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania's principal coal mining region.

Towns and citiesEdit

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.

Border checkpoint between Romania and Austria-Hungary in the Jiu Gorge (Template:Circa 1914)

The following rivers are tributaries of the Jiu (from source to mouth):Template:GeoSource

Left: Jiul de Est, Izvor, Polatiștea, Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, Chițiu, Sadu, Curpenoasa, Tetila, Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, Amaradia (Gorj), Dâmbova, Cioiana, Gilort, Fratoștița, Cârnești, Răcari, Brădești, Amaradia (Dolj), Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, Gioroc
Right: Jiul de Vest, Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, Bratcu, Porcu, Sâmbotin, Cartiu, Pietroasa, Șușița (Gorj), Tismana, Timișeni, Jilț, Ceplea, Șușița (Mehedinți), Motru, Bâlta, Racovița, Argetoaia, Raznic, Tejac, Ulm, Prodila