- Guadiana
Guadiana ( _ar. Wadi Ana, _la. Anas, _es. Guadiana, _pt. Guadiana, pron. IPA2|gwɐdi'ɐnɐ, or "Odiana") is one of the major
river s ofSpain andPortugal . It forms part of the border between the two countries, separatingExtremadura andAndalucia (Spain) fromAlentejo andAlgarve (Portugal).It is 742 kilometers long and drains an area of about 67,000 square kilometers. It flows into the
Gulf of Cadiz , part of theAtlantic Ocean , betweenVila Real de Santo António (Portugal) andAyamonte (Spain).In Spain the river flows east to west,then flows south,in Spain and Portugal.Badajoz , Spain, is the largest city on the river. The largest Portuguese cities along the Guadiana are:Elvas ,Moura ,Serpa andVila Real de Santo António , the latter is 2 km from its mouth. There are nearly two thousand dams on the river, the largest of which is theAlqueva dam , near Moura, in Beja district, in Portuguese territory.External links
* [http://www.guadianaonline.com Guadiana Online]
* [http://www.grid.unep.ch/product/publication/freshwater_europe/guadiana.php United Nations Environment Programme description]
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