The Jijia () () is a river in

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and the

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region of

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, a right tributary of the

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. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in

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through the town of

Dorohoi Dorohoi () is a city in Botoșani County, Romania, on the right bank of the river Jijia, which broadens into a lake on the north. The city administers three villages: Dealu Mare, Loturi Enescu, and Progresul. History Dorohoi used to be a market ...

and meets the

in Gorban,

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. It has a length of , of which 275 km in Romania, and a drainage area of about , of which in Romania.2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 13 Major tributaries are the rivers

Sitna The Sitna is a right tributary of the river Jijia in Romania. It discharges into the Jijia in Hlipiceni.Miletin The Miletin is a right tributary of the river Jijia in Romania. It discharges into the Jijia near Vlădeni, Iași, Vlădeni.

and

Bahlui The Bahlui is the largest river of the city of Iași, in eastern Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Jijia. Its name is derived from Cuman and it means "muddy river". The Bahlui has a length of 119 km and a catchment area of 1967&n ...

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jijia (from source to mouth): *Left: Tinca, Pârâul lui Martin, Bezerc, Putreda, Tălpeni, Săvescu, Ibăneasa, Ghițălăria, Buzunosu, Găinăria, Guranda, Gard, Mihăiasa, Ciornohal, Glăvănești, Iepureni, Hărbărău, Puturosul, Pop,

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. *Right: Buhai, La Iazul cel Mare, Părul, Valea Iazurilor, Lunca, Drâslea,

, Jijioara, Jirinca,

, Tamarca, Comarna, Covasna

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Chernivtsi Oblast Rivers of Botoșani County Rivers of Iași County International rivers of Europe {{Iași-river-stub