Uzh

For the Uzh river in northern Ukraine, see Uzh (Pripyat).
Uzh
The Uzh in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, with the Ash of Masaryk in the center
Location
CountryUkraine, Slovakia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUzhok pass, Ukraine
Mouth 
 • location
Laborec
 • coordinates
48°35′54″N 21°59′26″E / 48.5983°N 21.9906°E / 48.5983; 21.9906
Length127 km (79 mi)
Basin size2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLaborec→ Latorica→ Bodrog→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Uzh (Ukrainian: Уж; Slovak: Uh; Hungarian: Ung; Polish: Uż) is a river in western Ukraine and eastern Slovakia, flowing from the Ukrainian Carpathians through the city of Uzhhorod, the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine, to the river Laborec in the Eastern Slovak Lowland.

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