Bârlad Plateau ( ro, Podișului Bârladului) is a geographic area in eastern Romania. It is the south central part of the
Moldavian Plateau
The Moldavian Plateau ( ro, Podișul Moldovei) is a geographic area of the historical region of Moldavia, spanning nowadays east and northeast of Romania, most of Moldova (except the south), and most of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine (where it ...
. Although occasionally has heights over , it is generally sloped from north at to the south at .
The river
Bârlad
Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting th ...
and its tributaries have cut in it the northern part of the Bârlad plateau, which sometimes is called ''Podișul Central Moldovenesc'', a term that can be easily confused with the reserved term ''
Podișul Moldovei Centrale'' (in English both translate as the
Central Moldavian Plateau
The Central Moldavian Plateau ( ro, Podişul Moldovei Centrale), or ''Codru Massif'' ( ro, Masivul Codru) is a geographic area in Moldova. It is the central and SE part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has elevations that in the N-S direction decrease ...
). The northernmost hill formation (edge) is called the
Iași Ridge ( ro, Coasta Iașilor). Other parts of the Bârlad Plateau:
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Tutova Hills ( ro, Colinele Tutovei),
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Fălciu Hills ( ro, Dealurile Fălciului),
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Covurlui Plateau ( ro, Podișul Covurlui), and
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Elanului Depression ( ro, Depresiunea Elanului).
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Plateaus of Romania