The Niraj ( hu, Nyárád; german: Niersch) is a river in the

Gurghiu Mountains 300px, Carpathian Mountains in Romania. The Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image. The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu, Hungarian: Görgény) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Car ...

, Mureș County, northern

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. Its name originates from the Hungarian word ''nyár'', meaning " poplar". It is a left

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the river Mureș. It starts at the confluence of

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Nirajul Mare The Nirajul Mare is the right headwater of the river Niraj in Romania. It joins the Nirajul Mic in the village of Câmpu Cetății Eremitu ( hu, Nyárádremete, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, c ...

and Nirajul Mic. It flows through the villages

Câmpu Cetății Eremitu ( hu, Nyárádremete, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of five villages: *Călugăreni / Mikháza *Câmpu Cetății / Vármező *Dămieni / Deményháza *Eremitu/Nyárádremete *M� ...

Eremitu Eremitu ( hu, Nyárádremete, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of five villages: *Călugăreni / Mikháza *Câmpu Cetății / Vármező *Dămieni / Deményháza *Eremitu/Nyárádremete *M� ...

, Mătrici, Călugăreni,

Dămieni Eremitu ( hu, Nyárádremete, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of five villages: *Călugăreni / Mikháza *Câmpu Cetății / Vármező *Dămieni / Deményháza *Eremitu/Nyárádremete *M� ...

, Grâușorul,

Vărgata Vărgata ( hu, Csíkfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages: *Grâușorul / Búzaháza *Mitrești / Nyárádszentmárton *Vadu / Vadad *Valea / Jobbágyfalva *Vărgata His ...

Miercurea Nirajului Miercurea Nirajului ( hu, Nyárádszereda ) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The following seven villages are administered by the town: * Beu / Székelybő * Dum ...

Dumitreștii Miercurea Nirajului ( hu, Nyárádszereda ) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The following seven villages are administered by the town: * Beu / Székelybő * Dum ...

, Gălești, Bolintineni,

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, Murgești,

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, Stejeriș,

Crăciunești Crăciunești ( Hungarian: ''Nyárádkarácson''; Hungarian pronunciation: ; yi, קרעטשניף, ''Kretshnif'') is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Budiu Mic (''Hagymásbodon''), Ciba (''Csiba ...

, Ilieni,

Gheorghe Doja Gheorghe is a Romanian given name and surname. It is a variant of George, also a name in Romanian but with soft Gs. It may refer to: Given name * Gheorghe Adamescu * Gheorghe Albu * Gheorghe Alexandrescu * Gheorghe Andriev * Gheorghe Apostol * G ...

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and joins the Mureș in Vidrasău, near the town

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.Niraj (jud. Mures)
e-calauza.ro Its length is (including its source river Nirajul Mare) and its basin size is .

Tributaries

The following rivers are

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to the river Niraj (from source to mouth): *Left: Nirajul Mic, Hosu, Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic, Niaroș, Vaia, Pârâul Mare, Tirimia,

Cerghid The Cerghid ( hu, italic=yes, Cserked, Cserked-patak) is a left tributary of the river Niraj in Transylvania, Romania. It joins the Niraj near Ungheni Ungheni () is a municipality in Moldova. With a population of 35,157, it is the seventh ...

*Right:

, Diceal, Ciadou, Hodoșa, Vărgata,

Valea spre Șardu The Valea spre Șardu is a right tributary of the river Niraj in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It ...

, Maiad

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Mureș County {{Mureș-river-stub