The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
in
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
. The river is long. The river begins at
Lake Erastvere
Lake Erastvere is a lake of Estonia.
See also
*List of lakes of Estonia
''This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.''
Largest lakes
All lakes
''List is incomplete''
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and empties into the River
Emajõgi
Emajõgi (; meaning ''"Mother River"'') is a river in Estonia which flows from Võrtsjärv, Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipsi, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 100 km.
The Emajõgi is somet ...
.
Gallery
Ahja jõgi, Läänistel, 2008.jpg, The Ahja in Lääniste
Lääniste is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just southeast of Võnnu, by the Ahja River. The city of Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern Europ ...
in 2008
Ahja river, Valgemetsa.JPG, The Ahja near Valgemetsa
Valgemetsa is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
It is located by the Ahja River near the Tartu-Petseri Railway.
The village was founded after the completion of the railway between 1927 ...
Kiidjärve_vesiveski.jpg, Kiidjärve
Kiidjärve is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It's located about north of the town of Põlva and about southeast of the city of Tartu, by the Tartu– Pechory railway and the Ah ...
watermill, built in 1914
Väike Taevaskoda 2011.jpg, Taevaskoja
Taevaskoja ( vro, Taivaskua) is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia, (retrieved 28 July 2021) known for its outcrops of Devonian sandstone on the banks of Ahja river
The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a river in Est ...
Talv Väike-Taevaskojas.jpg, Winter in 2016
External links
Rivers of Estonia
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