Arda Turkey

The Arda is a 290-kilometre-long river in Bulgaria and Greece. It is a tributary of the Maritsa. Its source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the village Arda, part of the municipality of Smolyan. It flows eastward past Rudozem, Kardzhali and Ivaylovgrad and enters Greece in the northern part of the Evros regional unit. It flows into the Maritsa on th…
The Arda is a 290-kilometre-long river in Bulgaria and Greece. It is a tributary of the Maritsa. Its source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the village Arda, part of the municipality of Smolyan. It flows eastward past Rudozem, Kardzhali and Ivaylovgrad and enters Greece in the northern part of the Evros regional unit. It flows into the Maritsa on the border of Greece and Turkey, between the Greek village Kastanies and the Turkish city Edirne. In the Bulgarian section, there are three hydroelectric and irrigation dams, Kardzhali Dam, Studen Kladenets and Ivaylovgrad Dam. The Bulgarian section is 229 kilometres long, making the Arda the longest river in the Rhodopes. The medieval Dyavolski most arch bridge crosses the river 10 kilometres from Ardino.
  • Countries: Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey
  • Source: Rhodope Mountains
  • Mouth: Maritsa
  • Length: 290 km (180 mi); 229 km (142 mi) in Bulgaria
  • Basin size: 5,795 km² (2,237 sq mi); 5,213 km² (2,013 sq mi) in Bulgaria
  • Progression: Maritsa→ Aegean Sea
Data from: en.wikipedia.org