Tisza

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Tisza River
Romanian: Tisa Rusyn: Тиса Ukrainian: Тиса Slovak: Tisa Serbian: Тиса/Tisa
The Tisza in Szeged, Hungary
Countries	Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia
Length	1,358 km (844 mi)
Watershed	157,183 km² (60,689 sq mi)
Source
- location	Eastern Carpathians, Ukraine
- elevation	2,020 m (6,627 ft)
Mouth	Danube
- location	Downstream of Novisad, Serbia
Map of the Tisza and southern part of the Danube

The Tisza is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It starts in Ukraine, with the White Tisza in the Chornohora and Black Tisza in the Gorgany range, and flows partially along the Romanian border. It then enters Hungary at Tiszabecs and passes through Hungary touching the border with Slovakia. It then into the Danube in central Vojvodina in Serbia. The Tisza drains an area of about 157,186 km².

Names for the river in the countries it flows through are:

Romanian: Tisa;
Ukrainian: Тиса (Tysa);
Slovak: Tisa;
Hungarian: Tisza (pronounced ['tisɒ]);
Serbian: Тиса (Tisa).

[change] Tributaries

River Tisza & Bodrog at Tokaj from above

Čik (near Bačko Petrovo Selo)
Jegrička (near Žabalj)
Begej (near Titel)
Mureş (in Szeged)
- Arieş (near Gura Arieşului)
- Târnava (near Teiuş)
  - Târnava Mare (in Blaj)
  - Târnava Mică (in Blaj)
Körös (near Csongrád)
- Crişul Repede River (near Gyoma)
  - Barcău (in Szeghalom)
- Crişul Alb (near Gyula)
- Crişul Negru (near Gyula)
Zagyva (in Szolnok)
Sajó (in Tiszaújváros)
- Hornád (near Miskolc)
Bodrog (in Tokaj)
- Ondava (near Cejkov)
- Latorica (near Cejkov)
  - Laborec (near Oborin)
    - Uzh (near Pavlovce nad Uhom)
    - Cirocha (in Humenné)
  - Stara
  - Vicha
  - Kerepets
Crasna (in Vásárosnamény)
Someş (near Vásárosnamény)
- Someşul Mic (in Dej)
  - Someşul Cald (in Gilău)
  - Someşul Rece (in Gilău)
- Someşul Mare (in Dej)
  - Şieu (in Beclean)
    - Bistriţa (near Bistriţa)
Tur
Batár
Şugătag
Baia
Şaroş
Săpânţa
Valea Hotarului
Bicu
Sarasău
Valea Iepei
Iza
- Mara
Vişeu