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1417:List of crossings of the Danube
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30:For other uses of "Argeș", see
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255: • coordinates
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1412:List of islands in the Danube
146:Physical characteristics
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1371:Danube–Black Sea Canal
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32:Argeș (disambiguation)
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814: River code: X.1
573:Căpățânenii Pământeni
277:44.05917°N 26.61694°E
1422:Internationalization
848:George Ioan Brătianu
569:Căpățânenii Ungureni
481:, which has created
456:Southern Carpathians
63:The Argeș in Romania
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357:Basin features
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651:Tributaries
479:Vidraru Dam
376:Tributaries
362:Progression
280: /
203: /
18:Arefu River
1459:Categories
1280:Tisza/Tisa
1270:Ipeľ/Ipoly
1142:Bratislava
1122:Regensburg
1117:Ingolstadt
1028:The Danube
922:2013-10-14
764:References
734:, Schiau,
669:Berindești
601:Băiculești
563:Localities
521:was named
505:historian
448:basin area
311:Basin size
191:24°37′30″E
188:45°36′04″N
1172:Smederevo
1035:Countries
810:895459847
722:, Arefu,
701:Dâmbovița
685:Râncăciov
519:Burebista
507:Herodotus
464:discharge
454:, in the
398:Dâmbovița
370:Black Sea
323:Discharge
268:26°37′1″E
265:44°3′33″N
96:Dâmbovița
1380:See also
1340:Ialomița
1167:Belgrade
1162:Novi Sad
1152:Budapest
1072:Bulgaria
1052:Slovakia
747:See also
689:Cârcinov
675:, Sasu,
645:Mătăsaru
629:Oltenița
605:Merișani
552:(1379),
548:(1369),
534:Romanian
530:Pecheneg
523:Argedava
511:Argessis
499:Ordessus
460:Oltenița
248:Oltenița
137:Oltenița
111:Călărași
84:Counties
69:Location
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1392:Brigach
1157:Vukovar
1087:Ukraine
1082:Moldova
1077:Romania
1062:Croatia
1057:Hungary
1047:Austria
1042:Germany
740:Neajlov
724:Bănești
716:Cumpăna
613:Pitești
589:Rotunda
585:Corbeni
517:leader
475:Pitești
466:at the
440:Romania
410:Neajlov
132:Pitești
106:Giurgiu
78:Romania
74:Country
1435:Portal
1397:Source
1359:Canals
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1255:Morava
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1207:Kiliia
1202:Izmail
1192:Galați
1187:Brăila
1137:Vienna
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1105:Cities
1067:Serbia
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732:Tutana
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677:Vâlsan
627:, and
617:Găești
609:Bascov
554:Arghiș
550:Argies
546:Argyas
515:Dacian
444:Danube
390:Vâlsan
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366:Danube
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303:Length
236:Danube
155:Source
120:Cities
1345:Siret
1335:Argeș
1330:Vedea
1310:Iskar
1300:Timok
1275:Drava
1240:Regen
1230:Iller
1177:Vidin
979:(PDF)
972:(PDF)
947:(PDF)
940:(PDF)
835:ICPDR
831:(PDF)
709:Luica
697:Sabar
577:Arefu
538:argiș
487:Capra
468:mouth
419:Argeș
337:mouth
231:Mouth
171:Arefu
101:Ilfov
91:Argeș
40:Argeș
1387:Breg
1350:Prut
1320:Osam
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