The Svrljiški Timok (

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: , "Timok of Svrljig") is a river in

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of the

Beli Timok The Beli Timok (Serbian Cyrillic: Бели Тимок, "White Timok") is a headwater of the Timok River in Serbia. It starts at the junction of the Svrljiški Timok River and the Trgoviški Timok River, in Knjaževac. It was also known as ''Knja ...

. It rises north of the Mountains of Svrljig near the village of Šesti Gabar at elevation 1,078 m and flows to the west, curving around the northern slopes of the Mountains of Svrljig. It passes through many villages ( Vlagovo,

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, Guševac,

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, Okruglica, Crnoljevica,

Beloinje Beloinje is a village in Serbia, in the municipality of Svrljig in Nisava district . According to the census of 2002, there were 343 people (according to the census of 1991, there were 415 inhabitants). Demographics In the village Beloinje live 29 ...

), reaching the town of

Svrljig Svrljig ( sr-cyr, Сврљиг, ) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of the Southern and Eastern Serbia, southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a population of 7,553 inhabitants, while the municipality has ...

, that gives its name to the river, which here gently turns to the north, and after passing through Niševac and Varoš makes a complete turn to the north-east. It runs through Palilula, Podvis and Rgošte, reaching

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 ...

, where it meets the

Trgoviški Timok The Trgoviški Timok ( sr-cyr, Трговишки Тимок, "Timok of Trgovište") is a river in Serbia, also known as Korenatac (Cyrillic: Коренатац) or Strma river ( sr, Стрма река / ''Strma reka'', "Steep river"). It starts ...

and together they form the

. The total length of the river is 64 km; the area of the river basin is .Velika Morava River Basin
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Tributaries

The tributaries of the Svrljiški Timok are: Left: Turija, Prazačkka, Kalnicka,

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, Dolčina, Rakinak, Glogovačka, Grazinska Right: Izvorska, Rgoški

References

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