| Dniester | |
|---|---|
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| Origin | Ukrainian Carpathians |
| Mouth | Black Sea |
| Basin Countries | Ukraine, Moldova |
| Length | 1,362 km (846 mi) |
| Source Elevation | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) |
| Avg. Discharge | 310 m³/s (10,949 ft³/s) |
| Watershed Area | 72,100 km² (27,838 mi²) |
The Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It rises in Ukraine, near the border with Poland, and flows toward the Black Sea. For a short while it marks the border of Ukraine and Moldova, after this on the east bank is the breakaway region of Transnistria. It leaves this region and becomes the international border again, then flows through Ukraine to the Black Sea.
The Dniester is known in Polish as Dniestr, Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister), Romanian Nistru, Russian Днестр (Dnestr), and during antiquity was called Tyras in Latin.