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Aoos River

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  1. Vjosa
    VjosaRiver in Greece and Albania
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    Vjosa - Wikipedia
    CountriesAlbania and Greece
    Length272 kilometres (169 mi)
    Basin size6,706 km² (2,589 sq mi)
    Name

    The Vjosa is known by a number of different names. In antiquity it was called Aoös (Ἄωος, Ἀῶος, Ἀῷος) in Greek (e.g. in Eratosthenes' Geography ), and Aous in Latin. In Albanian it is called Vjosë or Vjosa, whil… See more

    Geography

    The river arises in the Pindus mountains of Epirus, Greece, near the village of Vovousa. An artificial lake has been constructed at an elevation of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft), where a hydroelectric dam has been in place since 1987… See more

    Antiquity

    The valley of the Vjosa has provided one of the most important natural routes between the mountainous interior of Epirus into southern Illyria and towards the Adriatic Sea. This natural route must have been used for millennia, a… See more

    Conservation

    The Vikos–Aoös National Park (Greek: Εθνικός Δρυμός Βίκου–Αώου Ethnikós Drymós Víkou–Aóou), created in 1973, is a national park in Epirus in northwestern Greece and UNESCO Geopark. The national pa… See more

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