Iskar
The Iskar is a right tributary of the Danube. With a length of 368 km, it is the longest river that runs entirely within Bulgaria. Originating as three forks in the Balkans' highest mountain range Rila, the Iskar flows in a northern direction until its confluence with the Danube.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 25 metres (82 feet)
- Description: river in Bulgaria
- Also known as“Golem Iskar”“Ryeka Golyem Iskŭr”“Ryeka Golyemŭy Isker”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oescus and Castra Sucidava.
Castra Sucidava
Sucidava was a Dacian and Daco-Roman city situated… Castra Sucidava is situated 4 km north of Iskar.
Bustul lui Popa Șapcă
Work of art
Bustul lui Popa Șapcă is a work of art, which is situated 4 km north of Iskar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gigen and Corabia.
Gigen
Village
Gigen is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. Gigen is situated 5 km southeast of Iskar.
Corabia
Town
Corabia is a small Danube port located in Olt County… Corabia is situated 7 km northeast of Iskar.
Iskar
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Latitude
43.73257° or 43° 43′ 57″ north
Longitude
24.44216° or 24° 26′ 32″ east
Open location code
8GM6PCMR+2V
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Iskar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر إسكر”
- Armenian: “Իսկար”
- Asturian: “Ríu Iskar”
- Azerbaijani: “İskır çayı”
- Basque: “Iskar”
- Belarusian: “Іскыр”
- Bulgarian: “Iskar”
- Bulgarian: “Бели Искър”
- Bulgarian: “Искър / Iskar”
- Bulgarian: “Искър”
- Bulgarian: “Ѝскър”
- Bulgarian: “Леви Искър”
- Bulgarian: “Прав Искър”
- Bulgarian: “Река Искър”
- Bulgarian: “Черни Искър”
- Catalan: “Iskar”
- Catalan: “Iskr”
- Cebuano: “Iskŭr”
- Chinese: “伊斯克尔河”
- Chinese: “伊斯克爾河”
- Croatian: “Iskr”
- Czech: “Iskar”
- Czech: “Iskăr”
- Danish: “Iskar”
- Dutch: “Iskar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اسكر”
- Estonian: “Iskar”
- Estonian: “Iskăr”
- Estonian: “Iskǎr”
- Finnish: “Iskăr”
- French: “Iskar”
- French: “Isker”
- Georgian: “ისკირი”
- German: “Iskar”
- German: “Isker”
- German: “Oescus”
- German: “Oskios”
- German: “Skios”
- Gothic: “𐌴𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍃”
- Greek: “Ίσκαρ”
- Greek: “Οίσκος”
- Greek: “Σκίος”
- Hebrew: “איסקר”
- Hungarian: “Iszker”
- Ido: “Rivero Iskar”
- Irish: “Iskar”
- Italian: “Iskar”
- Italian: “Iskăr”
- Italian: “Isker”
- Japanese: “イスカル川”
- Japanese: “イスクル川”
- Korean: “이스커르강”
- Ladin: “Iskar”
- Latin: “Oescus”
- Latvian: “Iskara”
- Lithuanian: “Iskaras”
- Lithuanian: “Iskeras”
- Macedonian: “Искар”
- Mingrelian: “ისკირი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Iskar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Iskăr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Iskar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Iskăr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Iskr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oescus”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Искър”
- Norwegian: “Iskăr”
- Ossetian: “Искыр”
- Persian: “ایسکار”
- Polish: “Iskar”
- Polish: “Iskâr”
- Polish: “Iskyr”
- Portuguese: “Rio Iskar”
- Romanian: “Râul Iskăr”
- Russian: “Искыр”
- Serbian: “Iskar”
- Serbian: “Искар”
- Slovak: “Iskar”
- Slovak: “Iskăr”
- Slovenian: “Iskar”
- Slovenian: “Iskăr”
- South Azerbaijani: “ایسکار چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Iskar”
- Spanish: “Río Iskar”
- Swedish: “Iskar”
- Swedish: “Iskăr”
- Swedish: “Isker”
- Swedish: “Iskr”
- Swedish: “Iskur”
- Swedish: “Oescus”
- Turkish: “İskar Irmağı”
- Turkish: “İskar Nehri”
- Turkish: “İskar”
- Ukrainian: “Іскир”
- Venetian: “Fiume Iskar”
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