Târnava River
| Târnava River | |
| Küküllő, Kokel | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Region | Transylvania |
| Counties | Alba County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Târnava Mare |
| - right | Târnava Mică |
| Source | Junction of the Târnava Mare and the Târnava Mică |
| - location | Blaj, Romania |
| - coordinates | 46°10′18″N 23°53′35″E / 46.17167°N 23.89306°E |
| Mouth | Mureș |
| - location | Teiuş, Romania |
| - coordinates | 46°9′16″N 23°41′56″E / 46.15444°N 23.69889°ECoordinates: 46°9′16″N 23°41′56″E / 46.15444°N 23.69889°E |
| Length | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Basin | 6,253 km2 (2,414 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 25 m3/s (883 cu ft/s) |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Târnava (fully Romanian: Râul Târnava, Hungarian: Küküllő; German: Kokel; Turkish: Kokul or Kokulu) is a river in Romania. It is formed by the confluence of the Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică in the town of Blaj. The Târnava flows into the Mureș after 28 km, near the town of Teiuş. Tributaries of the Târnava, besides its two source rivers Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică, are the Tiur, Izvorul Iezerului and Secaș from the left and the Șoimuș from the right. Its drainage basin covers an area of 6,253 km2 (2,414 sq mi).
The name Târnava is of Slavic origin, from trn, meaning "thorn".
The Hungarian name Küküllő is of Old Turkic origin from Kukel meaning sloe, and is thought to be given by the Avars.
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