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Also spelled:
Isker, or Iskar
Latin:
Oescus
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Iskŭr River Iskŭr River flowing through the Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.

Iskŭr River

river, Bulgaria
Also known as: Iskar River, Isker River, Oescus
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Iskŭr River, longest (after the Danube) river in Bulgaria, formed south of Samokov in the Rila Mountains by its headstreams, the Beli (White) Iskŭr and Cherni (Black) Iskŭr. It cuts a 40-mile (65-km) gorge through the Balkan Mountains to bring the high basin of Sofia (1,800 feet [550 metres]) into communication with the Danube tableland. The river empties into the Danube about 20 miles west of Nikopol after a course of 250 miles (402 km). Along its lower course, southeast of Sofia, is a chain of small hydro stations associated with the Iskŭr Reservoir. The Malŭk Iskŭr and Panega are tributaries.

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