The Niraj (; ) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. Its name originates from the Hungarian word ''nyár'', meaning "Populus, poplar". It is a left tributary of the river Mureș (river), Mureș. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic (Câmpu Cetății), Nirajul Mic. It flows through the villages Câmpu Cetății, Eremitu, Mătrici, Eremitu, Călugăreni, Dămieni, Grâușorul, Vărgata, Miercurea Nirajului, Dumitreștii, Gălești, Mureș, Gălești, Bolintineni, Păsăreni, Acățari, Murgești, Acățari, Acățari, Stejeriș, Crăciunești, Gheorghe Doja, Mureș, Ilieni, Gheorghe Doja, Mureș, Gheorghe Doja, Gheorghe Doja, Mureș, Leordeni and joins the Mureș in Vidrasău, near the town Ungheni, Mureș, Ungheni.
Niraj (jud. Mures)
e-calauza.ro Its length is (including its source river Nirajul Mare) and its basin size is .
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Niraj (from source to mouth):
*Left: Nirajul Mic (Câmpu Cetății), Nirajul Mic, Hosu, Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic (Miercurea Nirajului), Nirajul Mic, Niaroș, Vaia (river), Vaia, Pârâul Mare, Tirimia, Cerghid
*Right: Nirajul Mare, Diceal, Ciadou, Hodoșa (river), Hodoșa, Vărgata, Valea spre Șardu, Maiad
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Mureș County
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