Caraș River
| Karaš / Караш Caraș |
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 The Karaš passing Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park, Romania
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| Countries | Romania, Serbia |
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| Counties / Provinces | Caraș-Severin, Vojvodina |
| Source | |
| - location | Anina Mountains, Romania |
| - coordinates | 45°05′05″N 21°55′21″E / 45.08472°N 21.92250°E |
| Mouth | Danube |
| - location | near Banatska Palanka, Serbia |
| - coordinates | 44°49′51″N 21°19′01″E / 44.83083°N 21.31694°ECoordinates: 44°49′51″N 21°19′01″E / 44.83083°N 21.31694°E |
| Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
| Basin | 1,400 km2 (541 sq mi) |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Karaš (in Serbian, also Cyrillic: Караш) or Caraș (in Romanian) is a 110-kilometre (68 mi) long river in the Banat region of Vojvodina, Serbia and Romania and a left tributary of the Danube.
In Roman times the river was known as Apo, from a Thracian word meaning "water".
The Caraș originates in the Anina Mountains, northeast of the town of Anina, close to the sources of the Bârzava and Nera rivers. It runs through Romania for 50 kilometres (31 mi), flowing to the north in its early reaches before turning southwest at the town of Carașova where it receives many short tributaries, most notably, the left tributary of the Lișava, then passes many villages including (Giurgiova, Ticvaniu Mare, Grădinari, Vărădia, Mercina, Vrani) before it enters the Serbian province of Vojvodina.
Right after crossing the border, the Karaš receives its two major tributaries, the Borugu from the right, and the Vicinic from the left. It passes the villages of Kuštilj, Vojvodinci, Dobričevo, Straža and Jasenovo and reaches the eastern side of the Deliblatska Peščara and Dumača hill, the easternmost side of the Hills of Zagajica. From this point, the Karaš is channeled and incorporated into the last part of the Danube-Tisa Canal. It runs alongside the villages of Dupljaja, Grebenac, Kajtasovo and Banatska Palanka before it ends its 60-kilometre (37 mi) course through Serbia, emptying into the Danube near the village of Stara Palanka, across from the tourist resort of Ram.
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