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The Ribeira (meaning riverside). Its tall, colourful-building terraces is the main part of the river bank in the major city of Porto; it attracts numerous tourists
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For 112 kilometres (70 mi), the river forms part of the national border line between Spain and Portugal, in a region of narrow
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dams. Vessels with a maximum length of 83 metres (272 ft) and width of 11.4 metres (37 ft) can pass through the five
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with locks were built along the river, allowing river traffic into the upper regions in Spain and along the border.
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industry has developed based on river excursions from Porto to points along the Upper Douro valley.
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IPTM – Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos, Delegação do Norte e Douro
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Morán-Tejeda, Enrique; Ceballos-Barbancho, Antonio; Llorente-Pinto, José Manuel (May 2010).
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derivation suggests that the name comes from the Portuguese or Spanish term for "golden".
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is the main hub city in northern Portugal. Its historic centre has been designated as a
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at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and
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Fifteen dams have been built on the Douro to regulate the water flow, generate
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The Douro fully enters Portuguese territory just after the confluence with the
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wine) and other agricultural produce. A small tributary of the river has the
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Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de rivières et de montagnes en France
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Fernández-Aláez, M.; Fernández-Aláez, C.; Luis Calabuig, E. de (1992).
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The Douro's last five dams are in Portugal, and allow for navigation:
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might have been severely depopulated in the 8th century. According to
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Profile of the Douro River, from its source in the mountains of the
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and meanders through five provinces of the autonomous community of
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Pocinho is near the very small city of Foz Côa, which is close to
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It is the third-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula after the
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signed the Albufeira Convention, an agreement on the sharing of
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Typical almond tree, mostly seen along the river in Portugal
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before the overwhelming Romanization of Iberia. If so, the
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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pre-historic patrimony, and it has been designated as a
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In Portugal, the Douro flows through the districts of
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The most important tributaries in this region are the
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because of its significant architecture and history.
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This article is about the river. For other uses, see
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In its Spanish section, the Douro crosses the great
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In Roman times, the river was personified as a god,
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This is considered important to the 806:site which is considered important to the 2131:"Spanish-Portuguese Albufeira Convention" 1098:A SPOT Satellite image of the Douro River 2178: 2176: 2076: 2074: 2052: 1875: 1556:), while the next two belong to Spain: ( 1432: 1319: 1101: 1093: 1048:, to be stored in barrels in cellars in 987: 1324:Aerial view of the Douro estuary, Porto 1060:is transported there in tanker trucks. 787:, the second largest city of Portugal. 409:442 m/s (15,600 cu ft/s) 361:700 m/s (25,000 cu ft/s) 327:98,400 km (38,000 sq mi) 14: 2269: 2068:, Éditions Errance, 2003, p. 151 - 152 1328:Major Spanish riverside towns include 723: 2173: 2150: 2148: 2071: 1038:, has been designated by UNESCO as a 810:pre-historic patrimony, designated a 738: 711: 1820:Looking across the river mouth from 1201:and in some places, especially near 2252:DouroValley.eu Main tourism website 2118:DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Portugal 2044:. 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The region around Pinhão and 1158:, passing through the towns of 911:"water" is cognate with modern 2282:International rivers of Europe 2098: 1989: 1974:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary 1961: 1928: 1897: 1869: 1255:Arribes del Duero Natural Park 751:) is the largest river of the 268: • coordinates 178: • coordinates 88:The river flowing through the 13: 1: 1885:(5th ed.). HarperCollins 1862: 1828:(Atlantic Ocean on the right) 1647:The Upper Douro valley where 1052:, just across the river from 1034:in Portugal, long devoted to 1011:this was a deliberate act by 130:Physical characteristics 1632:(tributary to the Duero) in 1445:allowing for cultivation of 1089: 969:, Douron, etc. and in Italy 957:, which is well attested in 928:Continental Celtic languages 755:by discharge. It rises near 307: • elevation 221:2,157 m (7,077 ft) 217: • elevation 7: 2215:Global and Planetary Change 1845: 933:The possible origin is the 779:. 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Index

River Douro
Douro (disambiguation)
Duero, Bohol
Spanish
Mirandese

Portuguese wine region
World Heritage Site

Spain
Portugal
Picos de Urbión
Sistema Ibérico
Duruelo de la Sierra
Soria
Castile and León
Spain
42°0′38″N 2°52′49″W / 42.01056°N 2.88028°W / 42.01056; -2.88028
Mouth
Foz do Douro
Porto
Greater Porto
Norte
Portugal
41°8′36″N 8°40′10″W / 41.14333°N 8.66944°W / 41.14333; -8.66944
Porto
Pocinho
Tera
es
Rituerto

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