- Tundzha
Infobox River | river_name = Tundzha, Tunca
caption = The Tunca river atEdirne ,Turkey
origin = at coord|42|43|40|N|24|58|10|E|type:river_region:BG|display=inline,title east ofBotev Peak ,Stara Planina ,Bulgaria
mouth =Maritsa ,Edirne ,Turkey at coord|41|42|N|26|34|E|type:river_region:BG|name=Tundzha River mouth
basin_countries =Bulgaria ,Turkey
length = 350 km in Bulgaria
elevation = 1,940 m
discharge =
watershed = 7,884 km² in BulgariaThe Tundzha (Bulgarian: "Тунджа", Turkish: "Tunca") is a river in
Bulgaria andTurkey and the most significant tributary of theMaritsa , emptying into it on Turkish territory nearEdirne .The river takes its source from the central parts of
Stara Planina north ofKalofer , it then flows east and makes a sharp turn to the south beforeYambol , in which direction it flows until it reaches the Maritsa. The Tundzha's length on Bulgarian territory is 350 km. It has about 50 tributaries, the more important of whichMochuritsa ,Popovska andSinapovska .Towns on the banks of the river include Kalofer,
Yambol andElhovo .Honour
Tundzha Glacier onLivingston Island in theSouth Shetland Islands ,Antarctica is named after Tundzha River.Galleries
"Pictures of Tundzha River in Yambol:"
"Pictures of Tundzha River near Elhovo:"
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