Ibar (river)
| Ibar Ibër | |
|---|---|
Ibar River in Raška | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hajla mountain, Rožaje, eastern Montenegro |
| Mouth | |
• location | into West Morava at Kraljevo |
• coordinates | 43°43′39″N 20°44′58″E / 43.72750°N 20.74944°E |
| Length | 272 km (169 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Morava→ Great Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Cities | |
The Ibar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ибар, pronounced [îbar]) or Ibër (Albanian definite form: Ibri), is a river that flows through Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia, with a total length of 272 km (169 mi). The river begins in the Hajla mountain, in Rožaje, eastern Montenegro, and passes through southwestern Serbia and northern Kosovo, where it leads back into Serbia to flow into the West Morava river near Kraljevo.
The Ibar belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin. Its own drainage area is 7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi), with an average discharge of 60 m3/s (2,100 cu ft/s) at the mouth. It is not navigable.