Meseș Mountains
Mountain range in Romania
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::summary Mountain range in Romania ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Meseș Mountains |
| photo | Magura Priei.jpg |
| photo_caption | Măgura Priei |
| native_name | ro |
| country | Romania |
| state_type | Region |
| region | Transylvania |
| subdivision3_type | Counties |
| subdivision3 | |
| border | |
| geology | |
| area_km2 | |
| width_km | |
| highest | |
| elevation_m | 996 |
| coordinates | |
| map_image | Apuseni in Romania.jpg |
| map_caption | Meseș Mountains |
| :: |
|name=Meseș Mountains |photo=Magura Priei.jpg |photo_caption=Măgura Priei | etymology = | nickname = | native_name =ro | translation = | pronunciation = | authority = | country = Romania | state_type = Region | region = Transylvania | subdivision3_type = Counties | subdivision3 = |border=| border1= |geology=| period= | orogeny= |area_km2= | length_km=| length_orientation= |width_km= | width_orientation= |highest= |elevation_m=996 | coordinates = |map_image=Apuseni in Romania.jpg | map_caption=Meseș Mountains
The Meseș Mountains (, ) are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Apuseni Mountains. The highest peak is , at 996 m.
The mountains are located in Sălaj and Cluj counties, south of Zalău and northwest of Cluj-Napoca. The main rivers flowing through the area are the Crasna (with its tributary, the Pria), Almaș, and Agrij.
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References
Bibliography
- Sălaj, Monografie, Victor Cormoș, Valentin Borda, Editura Sport Turism, București 1980.
- Zona Etnografică Meseș, Ioan Augustin Goia, Editura Sport-Turism, București 1982.
- Geografia României I. Geografia fizică, M. Ielenicz, Editura Universitară 2005
References
- "Munții Meseș". [[Zalău]] City Hall.
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