The Angitis ( el, Αγγίτης), also known as Angista ( bg, Драматица; ''Dramatitsa''), is a river in
Northern Greece. It is long. It is an important tributary of the
Strymonas
Strymonas ( el, Στρυμώνας) is a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece
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.
Its source is in the
Falakro
Falakro Oros (Greek: Φαλακρό όρος, translated in English as: "Bald mountain"; bg, Боздаг, ''Bozdag''; Turkish: ''Bozdağ'', translated in English as: "Gray mountain") is a mountain in the Drama regional unit, eastern Greek Mac ...
mountains, in the regional unit of
Drama, near the town of
Prosotsani. It flows south until
Fotolivos, where it turns west and enters the
Serres regional unit. It flows into the Strymonas near
Tragilos
Tragilos ( el, Τράγιλος, ) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece
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.
The river is the setting for a number of extreme sports, including
rafting.
The Angitis cave is long. A short distance from the cave is the
gorge of the Angitis, in length with a depth that reaches down to the river bed.
File:Angitis source, inside.jpg, Angitis source inside the cave
File:Angitis cave.jpg, Angitis cave
File:Angitis source, outside.jpg, Angitis source in front of the cave
File:Angitis river near the source.jpg, Angitis near the source
Bridge - Angitis Canyon.jpg, Bridge over the Angitis Canyon near the Alistratis Cave
Railway station - Angitis- Canyon.jpg, Bahnstation ''Kryopigi (Spileo Alistratis / Angitis Canyon)'' near the Alistratis Cave
Notes
Rivers of Greece
Landforms of Drama (regional unit)
Rivers of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Landforms of Serres (regional unit)
Rivers of Central Macedonia
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