The Svrljiški Timok (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: , "Timok of Svrljig") is a river in
Serbia
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headwater
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Definition
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of the
Beli Timok. It rises north of the
Mountains of Svrljig near the village of
Šesti Gabar
Šesti Gabar is a village in the municipality of Knjaževac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 173 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po nas ...
at elevation 1,078 m and flows to the west, curving around the northern slopes of the Mountains of Svrljig. It passes through many villages (
Vlagovo,
Manojlica,
Guševac
Guševac is a village in the municipality of Svrljig, Serbia
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Lozan
Lozan is a village in Croatia
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Okruglica,
Crnoljevica
Crnoljevica ( sr, Црнољевица) is a small village near the town Svrljig, in the Nišava District in eastern Serbia
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Beloinje), reaching the town of
Svrljig
Svrljig ( sr-cyr, Сврљиг, ) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of the southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a population of 7,553 inhabitants, while the municipality has 14,249.
Geography
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, that gives its name to the river, which here gently turns to the north, and after passing through
Niševac and
Varoš makes a complete turn to the north-east. It runs through Palilula, Podvis and Rgošte, reaching
Knjaževac
Knjaževac ( sr-cyr, Књажевац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of the eastern Serbia. As of 2011, the municipality has a population of 31,491 inhabitants, while the town has 18,404 inhabitants.
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, where it meets the
Trgoviški Timok and together they form the
Beli Timok. The total length of the river is 64 km; the area of the river basin is .
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Tributaries
The tributaries of the Svrljiški Timok are:
Left: Turija,
Prazačkka,
Kalnicka,
Bela,
Dolčina,
Rakinak,
Glogovačka,
Grazinska
Right:
Izvorska,
Rgoški
References
Rivers of Serbia
Timok Valley
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