The Matarranya ( es, Río Matarraña, ca, Riu Matarranya) is a river in the provinces of
Teruel
Teruel () is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 35,675 in 2014 making it the least populated provincial capital in the country. It is noted for its harsh climate, with a ...
and
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
,
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
,
Spain
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. It begins its course at 1,200 m northeast of the
Tossal d'Encanader,
Ports de Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (), also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in ...
.
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 ...
massif near
La Pobla de Benifassà.
The Matarranya flows roughly from south to north into the
Ebro
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(Ebre), 4 km east of
Faió (Fayón). This river gives its name to the
Matarranya Catalan language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spa ...
-speaking comarca of Aragon.
Ebreguia - Les Comarques
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Tributaries
* From the left:
** Algars River
** Ulldemó River
** Barranc de Calapatar
* From the right:
** De Pena River
** Tastavins River
See also
*Ports de Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit (), also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in ...
* Matarraña/Matarranya comarca
References
External links
Turismo de Aragon
Matarranya TourismInterpreting avulsion process from ancient alluvial sequences: Guadalope-Matarranya system (northern Spain) and Wasatch Formation (western Colorado)Effect of floods of different magnitude on the macroinvertebrate communities of Matarranya stream (Ebro river basin, NE Spain)Microhabitat Use in a Mediterranean Riverine Fish Assemblage - Fishes of the Upper Matarranya
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Aragon
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