Aljezur River

Aljezur River
Amoreira River
Aljezur River in the village of Aljezur
Aljezur River is located in Portugal
Aljezur River
Aljezur River at Aljezur
Native nameRibeiro de Aljezur (Portuguese)
Location
CountryPortugal
RegionAlgarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalityAljezur
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAljezur (parish)
 • coordinates37°18′59.8″N 8°48′11.6″W / 37.316611°N 8.803222°W / 37.316611; -8.803222
MouthThe 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.

  1. ^ "49-C Monchique" (Map). Sheet map scale 1:50 000 Carta Corografica De Portugal – 49D Map showing the confluence of the rivers Alfambres and Cerca. Instituto Geografico Portugues. ISBN 9789728867102.
  2. ^ "49-C Monchique". Listing of the Map on Stanford’s website. Stanfords Bookshop. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.