Drino

Drino
Drino
	Drino River
Location
Countries	AlbaniaandGreece
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ioannina regional unit,Greece
Mouth
• location	Vjosë
• coordinates	40°17′12″N20°2′32″E/ 40.28667°N 20.04222°E
Length	84.6 km (52.6 mi)
Basin size	1,320 km2(510 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Vjosë→Adriatic Sea

TheDrinoorDrinos(Albanian:Drino,Greek:Δρίνος) is ariverin southernAlbaniaand northwesternGreece,and a tributary of theVjosë.Its source is in the northwestern part of theIoannina regional unit,near the villageDelvinaki.The 84.6 km (52.6 mi) long Drino flows initially southwest, then northwest and crosses the Albanian border nearKtismata.It continues northwest throughGjirokastërand flows into the Vjosë nearTepelenë.

Name

TheAlbanianname of the river isDrinoand theGreekname is Δρίνος,Drinos.The name of the river contains the rootDrin-,which is considered to be ofIllyrianorigin and is encountered also in the northern Albanian riverDrin(cf. alsoDrinabetweenBosnia and HerzegovinaandSerbia).^[2]

References

^"Rivers of Europe".researchgate.net.p. 3.
^Demiraj, Shaban(2006).The origin of the Albanians: linguistically investigated.Academy of Sciences of Albania.pp. 146, 148−149.ISBN 9789994381715.Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2020.

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[1] "Rivers of Europe".researchgate.net.p. 3.

[2] Demiraj, Shaban(2006).The origin of the Albanians: linguistically investigated.Academy of Sciences of Albania.pp. 146, 148−149.ISBN 9789994381715.Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2020.

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