Editing Friuli (section)

== Geography ==
Friuli is bordered on the west by the [[Veneto]] region with the border running along the [[Livenza]] river, on the north by the crest of the [[Carnic Alps]] between [[Carnia]] and Austrian [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]], on the east by the [[Julian Alps]], the border with [[Slovenia]] and the [[Timavo]] river, and on the south by the [[Adriatic Sea]]. The adjacent Slovene parts of the [[Soča]]/[[Isonzo]] valley from [[Gorizia]]/[[Nova Gorica]] up to [[Triglav]] and the [[Vipava Valley]], forming the ''[[Goriška]]'' region, may also be considered part of historic Friuli.

The mountainous northern part of the region belongs to the [[Southern Limestone Alps]]. From west to east, the region's highest peaks are, in the [[Carnic Prealps]] ([[Friulian Dolomites|''Dolomiti Friulane'']])—the [[Cima dei Preti]], {{convert|2703|m|ft}}, Duranno {{convert|2652|m|ft}}, and [[Monte Cridola|Cridola]] {{convert|2581|m|ft}}; in the Carnic Alps—[[Peralba]] {{convert|2694|m|ft}}, [[Monte Bìvera]] {{convert|2474|m|ft}} and [[Coglians]] {{convert|2780|m|ft}}; in the Julian Alps, the Jôf Fuârt {{convert|2666|m|ft}}, the [[Jôf di Montasio]] {{convert|2754|m|ft}}, [[Mangart]] {{convert|2677|m|ft}}, and [[Kanin (mountain)|Canin]] {{convert|2587|m|ft}}, which dominates the plain. 
[[File:Tagliamento Gemona del Friuli 01112007 02.jpg|thumb|left|Tagliamento river at Gemona]]
[[File:Laguna di Grado.jpg|thumb|left|Lagoon of Grado, Alps in the background]]
Rivers flowing southwards from the mountains are numerous. The Friulian mountains surround the course of the [[Tagliamento]] river, which, at the latitude of [[Gemona del Friuli]] first crosses the hills that occupy the center of the Friuli, then flows into a large flood plain. This plain is commonly divided into the High Friulian plain and the Low Friulian plain ([[Bassa Friulana]]), whose boundary is the Napoleonic road that connects the cities of [[Codroipo]] and [[Palmanova]]. To the south of this road is the ''risorgive'' zone, where water resurfaces from underground waterways in spring-fed pools throughout the area. South of the plains lie the [[lagoon]]s of [[Marano Lagunare|Marano]] and [[Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Grado]], which are nature reserves. Other important rivers include the [[Torre River|Torre]], [[Natisone]], Stella, [[Isonzo]]/[[Soča]], and [[Ausa (Udine)|Ausa]].

Friuli covers an area of {{convert|8,240|km2|mi2}}, subdivided among the provinces of Udine {{convert|4,905|km2|mi2}}, Pordenone {{convert|2,178|km2|mi2}} and Gorizia {{convert|466|km2|mi2}}. The historical capital and most important city is [[Udine]], which was also the capital of the medieval [[Patria del Friuli]]. Other important towns are [[Pordenone]], [[Gorizia]]/[[Nova Gorica]], [[Sacile]], [[Codroipo]], [[Cervignano del Friuli]], [[Cividale del Friuli]], [[Gemona del Friuli]], [[Monfalcone]], and [[Tolmezzo]].