Aljezur River Amoreira River | |
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Aljezur River at Aljezur | |
Native name | Ribeiro de Aljezur (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Municipality | Aljezur |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Aljezur (parish) |
• coordinates | 37°18′59.8″N 8°48′11.6″W / 37.316611°N 8.803222°W |
Mouth | The west coast of the Algarve into the Atlantic at Praia da Amoreira |
The Aljezur River (Portuguese pronunciation: [alʒɨˈzuɾ]) is a small river in the Portuguese region of the Algarve. The river runs westwards for 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) from its start in the village of Aljezur from the confluence of the River Alfambres and River Cerca[1][2] to its mouth on the Atlantic western Algarve coast at Praia da Amoreira.