The Gaznata is a river of Spain located in the centre of the

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

, a left-bank tributary of the

Alberche The Alberche is a river in the provinces of Ávila, Madrid and Toledo, central Spain. It begins its course at 1,800 m in Fuente Alberche, San Martín de la Vega del Alberche municipal term, Ávila Province. It forms the natural division between ...

. It springs out of the Fuente del Cuadrón, in the Prado Cuadrón area close to . Flowing southwards along a total length of 27.20 km, it empties in the

, specifically into El Burguillo Reservoir, draining a catchment area of 164.20 km². The name ''Gaznata'' has been proposed to have a Berber origin, tentatively identified as "''Wād-al-Zanāta''", Zanāta referring to the

Zenata The Zenata (Berber language: Iznaten) are a group of Amazigh (Berber) tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic. Etymology ''Iznaten (ⵉ ...

berber tribe.

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