The Prahova is a river of Southern

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, which rises from the

Bucegi Mountains The Bucegi Mountains ( ) are located in central Romania, south of the city of Brașov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains. At , ''Omu Peak, Omu'' is its highest point. To the east, the Bucegi Mountains ha ...

, in the

Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ; ) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and ...

. It is a left tributary of the Ialomița. It flows into the Ialomița in Dridu Snagov.Prahova
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Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian language, Hungari ...

, are in

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/k ...

and the last are in

Ialomița County Ialomița County () is a county () of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2. Romanians make up 95.6% of the population, t ...

. The basin of the Prahova covers , which is about 75% of the area of Prahova County.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Prahova, from source to mouth:

Predeal Predeal (; ) is a town in Brașov County, Muntenia, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, Muntenia at an elevation of over . The town administers three villages: Pârâu ...

, Azuga,

Bușteni Bușteni () is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, that have a maximum altitude of . Its name literally means Logging, tree-logs in Ro ...

, Poiana Țapului,

Sinaia Sinaia () is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery, in turn, is named after ...

, Posada, Comarnic, Nistorești,

Breaza Breaza () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. The town center consists of at least two former villages, ''Podu Vadului'' and ''Breaza de Sus'', which were later merged. Today, ten villages are administratively part of the town: Breaza ...

, Cornu, Poiana Câmpina,

Câmpina Câmpina () is a city in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of ...

, Bănești, Bobolia, Cocorăștii Caplii, Cap Roșu, Novăcești, Florești, Călinești, Cătina, Filipeștii de Târg, Nedelea, Ariceștii Rahtivani, Ezeni, Zalhanaua, Stăncești, Piatra, Stejaru, Pisculești, Tinosu, Miroslăvești, Palanca, Independența, Belciug, Gherghița, Hătcărău, Tufani, Malamuc, Răsimnicea, Rădulești, Adâncata, Patru Frați.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Prahova (from source to mouth): *Left: Puriștoaca, Valea Popii, Olăreasa, Pârâul lui Vlad, Ursoaia Mare, Ursoaia Mică, Azuga, Valea Mărului (I), Valea Seacă (I), Valea Fetei, Valea Seacă (II), Valea Măturarului, Zamora, Șipa, Tufa, Valea Cășăriei (I), Valea Rea, Valea Câinelui, Gagu, Valea lui Bogdan, Valea la Nuci, Valea Mărului (II), Valea Surpăturii, Valea Orății, Conciu, Florei, Câmpea, Doftana, Viișoara, Teleajen, Vitman, Cricovul Sărat *Right: Joița, Râșnoava, Pârâul Sec, Valea Brusturilor, Valea Stânei, Valea Grecului, Valea Fabricii, Valea Cerbului, Valea Albă, Paltinu, Valea Jepilor, Valea Seacă a Jepilor, Urlătoarea, Valea Babei, Piatra Arsă, Peleș, Valea Cășăriei (II), Valea Iancului, Zgarbura, Izvorul Dorului, Valea Largă, Dogăria, Valea Dracului, Valea Măgarului, Valea Seciului, Valea Obielei, Valea Mesteacănului, Valea Beliei, Viroaga, Poienari, Maia

References

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