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The Meseș Mountains (, ) are a
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in
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,
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, which belongs to the
Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...
. The highest peak is , at . The mountains are located in Sălaj and
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counties, south of
Zalău Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: (; or , , ) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2021, its estimated population was 52,359. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the h ...
and northwest of
Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
. The main rivers flowing through the area are the Crasna (with its tributary, the Pria),
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, and
Agrij Agrij () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Agrij and Răstolțu Deșert (''Pusztarajtolc''). It was called ''Treznea-Agrij'' from 1988 to 1995, when Treznea and Bozna villages were split off ...
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*''Sălaj, Monografie'', Victor Cormoș, Valentin Borda, Editura Sport Turism, București 1980. *''Zona Etnografică Meseș'', Ioan Augustin Goia, Editura Sport-Turism, București 1982. *''Geografia României I. Geografia fizică'', M. Ielenicz, Editura Universitară 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Meses Mountains Mountain ranges of the Western Romanian Carpathians Western Romanian Carpathians Geography of Sălaj County