Ibar (river)

Ibar
Ibër
Ibar River in Raška
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHajla mountain, Rožaje, eastern Montenegro
Mouth 
 • location
into West Morava at Kraljevo
 • coordinates
43°43′39″N 20°44′58″E / 43.72750°N 20.74944°E / 43.72750; 20.74944
Length272 km (169 mi)[1]
Basin size7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionWest MoravaGreat MoravaDanubeBlack Sea
Cities

The Ibar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ибар, pronounced [îbar]), also known as the Ibër and Ibri (Albanian: Ibër, Ibri), is a river that flows through eastern Montenegro, northern Kosovo and central Serbia, with a total length of 272 km (169 mi).[1] The river begins in the Hajla mountain, in Rožaje, eastern Montenegro, and passes through southwestern Serbia and northern Kosovo, where it leads back into Serbia to flow into the West Morava river near Kraljevo, central Serbia.

The Ibar belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin. Its own drainage area is 7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi),[2] with an average discharge of 60 m3/s at the mouth. It is not navigable.

  1. ^ a b Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Serbia 2017 (PDF) (in Serbian and English). Belgrade: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. October 2017. p. 16. ISSN 0354-4206. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Velika Morava River Basin, ICPDR, November 2009, p. 2

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