Zakarpattia Lowland ( uk, Закарпа́тська низовина́ / ''Transcarpathian Lowland''; hu, Kárpátaljai-alföld) or Upper Tysa Lowland is a lowland in the southwestern portion of the
Zakarpattia Oblast in the
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
of
Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.
The Tisza be ...
river
Transcarpathian Lowland
at Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Internet Archive). and located on its right banks. The plain stretches along the Hungary-Ukraine border.
The lowland has an area of . Average height is , while maximum is (Berehove Hills).
The lowland contains most of the population of region and includes all its major cities such as Uzhhorod, Mukachevo, Berehove, Vynohradiv and others.
See also
* Pannonian plain
* Vihorlat-Gutin Area
The Vihorlat-Gutin Area ( sk, Vihorlatsko-gutinská oblasť; uk, Вигорлат-Гутинський хребет; hu, Vihorlát–Gutin-hegyvidék) is a region of mountain ranges ranging from eastern Slovakia, through western Ukraine, into ...
References
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Plains of Ukraine
Great Hungarian Plain
Zakarpattia Oblast