The Archar ( bg, Арчар, ) or Archaritsa ( ) is a river in the western Danubian Plain of northern

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

and a right tributary of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...

. It originates in the western Balkan Mountains and is around 60 kilometres in length, with a

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

of 364 square kilometres. The river runs through

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

terrain and has steep banks, in certain sections up to 100 metres high. The Archar flows into the Danube at the large village of Archar in

Dimovo Dimovo ( bg, Димово ) is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Dimovo Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of Vidin Province, from Vidin at the Danube and from B ...

municipality,

Vidin Province Vidin Province () is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities. As of D ...

. It also passes through Rayanovtsi,

Rabisha Rabisha ( bg, Рабиша ) is a village in north-western Bulgaria, in Vidin Province and Belogradchik municipality. Geography Rabisha village is located 45 kilometers from Vidin and 20 km from Belogradchik. It is also located on Archa ...

Kladorub Kladorub ( bg, Кладоруб {{IPA-bg, kɫɐdoˈrup}) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in Vidin region, Dimovo Municipality. Geography Archar river floats near the village. History Kladorub lies upon the remains of an a ...

, Ostrokaptsi,

, Lagoshevtsi and Darzhanitsa.

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* ''This article is based on a translation of the article Арчар (река) from the Bulgarian Wikipedia.'' Rivers of Bulgaria Landforms of Vidin Province {{Bulgaria-river-stub

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