The Gran Valira () is the largest river in
Andorra
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...
. It flows through the capital,
Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, Andorran parish that surrounds the capital.
, the city had a populati ...
, and exits the country in the south near the Spain–Andorra road border crossing.
The Gran Valira is a tributary to the
Segre, which in turn is a tributary to the
Ebro
The Ebro (Spanish and Basque ; , , ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows , almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a de ...
. It flows into the Segre in
La Seu d'Urgell. Its main tributaries are the
Valira d'Orient, the
Valira del Nord and the
Madriu. The Valira river system is long.
[Atlas of Andorra (1991), Andorran Government. . ]
The map service of the Andorran government calls it the Gran Valira. In certain sources, especially those with a Spanish influence such as maps published in Spain, it is sometimes referred to as the Valira because in the territory of Spain there is only one Valira river. In Andorra, however, there are several different Valiras and hence there is a need to distinguish between them.
References
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Catalonia
Rivers of Andorra
International rivers of Europe
Lowest points of countries
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