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The Beli Timok (
Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...
: Бели Тимок, "White Timok") is a headwater of the
Timok The Timok ( Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимок; ro, Timoc), sometimes also known as Great Timok ( sr, Велики Тимок, Veliki Timok; ro, Timocul Mare), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 k ...
River in
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. It starts at the junction of the Svrljiški Timok River and the Trgoviški Timok River, in
Knjaževac Knjaževac ( sr-cyr, Књажевац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of the eastern Serbia. As of 2011, the municipality has a population of 31,491 inhabitants, while the town has 18,404 inhabitants. The town is si ...
. It was also known as ''Knjaževački Timok'' (Књажевачки Тимок, "Timok of Knjaževac"). The river continues to the north, almost in a straight line, parallel to the
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n-
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 Macedon ...
n border on the east, and the eastern slopes of the mountain Tupižnica, on the west. It is generally considered that from this point, the
Timok Valley The Timok Valley ( sr, Тимочка Крајина, Timočka Krajina; bg, Тимошко, Timoshko; ro, Valea Timocului) is a geographical region in east-central Serbia around the Timok River. The Timok Valley corresponds to parts of two Serbi ...
region begins. The river passes through Gornje Zuniče, Donje Zuniče,
Debelica Debelica is a village in the municipality of Knjaževac, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pa ...
, Trnovac, Minićevo, Drenovac, Selačka, Mali Izvor, Borovac, Vratarnica, and
Grljan Grljan is a suburb of the city of Zaječar, Serbia, near the Bulgarian border. According to the 2002 census, the town had a population of 2,839.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po nase ...
. On this area, the Beli Timok receives two left tributaries, the ''Grliška reka'' (Грлишка река) and the ''Lubnička reka'' (Лубничка река). A few kilometers after Grljan, the river reaches the largest city on its course,
Zaječar Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; ro, Zaicear or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the city administrative area has a population of 59,461 inhabitants. Zaječar ...
. There, the Beli Timok meets the
Crni Timok The Crni Timok (Serbian Cyrillic: Црни Тимок, "Black Timok"), also known as ''Crna River'' ( / ''Crna reka'', "Black River") or ''Krivovirski Timok'' (, "Timok of Krivi Vir"), is a headwater of the Timok River. It originates from the nor ...
from the east and continues as the
Veliki Timok The Timok ( Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимок; ro, Timoc), sometimes also known as Great Timok ( sr, Велики Тимок, Veliki Timok; ro, Timocul Mare), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 k ...
. The length of the Beli Timok is 50 km (115 km with Svrljiški Timok) and it drains an area of 2,155 km.Velika Morava River Basin
ICPDR, November 2009, p. 2


Tributaries

The tributaries of the Beli Timok are: Left: Grazinska, Valevačka, Debelicka, Koželjska, Vrbica, Zagradža Grliška, Lubnička Right: Sinia Voda, Jelašnica, Koritska, Selačka, Balij, Šaška River, Buckov


References

Rivers of Serbia Timok Valley {{Serbia-river-stub