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Arda
Arda
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Mouth	Maritsa, near Edirne; 41°39′39″N 26°29′42″E / 41.66083°N 26.49500°E
Length	290 km (241 km in Bulgaria)

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The Arda ([Арда, Arda] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Turkish: Arda, Greek: Άρδας, Árdas) is a 290 km long river in Bulgaria and Greece. It is a tributary of the Maritsa (Greek: Έβρος, Evros). Its source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the village Arda, part of the municipality of Smolyan. It flows eastward past Rudozem, Kardzhali and Ivaylovgrad and enters Greece in the northern part of the Evros regional unit. It flows into the Maritsa on the border of Greece and Turkey, between the Greek village Kastanies and the Turkish city Edirne. In the Bulgarian section there are three hydroelectric and irrigation dams, Kardzhali Dam, Studen Kladenets and Ivaylovgrad Dam. The Bulgarian section is 241 km long, making the Arda the longest river in the Rhodopes. The medieval Dyavolski most arch bridge crosses the river 10 km from Ardino.

The three floods of February 18, 2005, when the water level was at 4.8 m, March 1 and March 7, 2005 flooded the low lying areas, especially in the Kastanies area which turned the area into a lagoon. The merging of the waters of the Maritsa (Evros/Meriç) caused streets and buildings including homes to be flooded and people to be stranded in their homes.

Arda Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and the mineral ardaite are named after the Arda river.

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Devil's bridge near Ardino
Arda's Meander in Bulgaria
Near Madzharovo
Near Madzharovo

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-The '''Arda''' ({{Lang-bg|Арда, ''Arda''}}, {{Lang-tr|Arda}}, {{Lang-el|Άρδας}}, ''Árdas'') is a river whose source lies in the [[Bulgaria]]n [[Rhodope Mountains]] near the [[town]] of [[Smolyan]], flowing 290 kilometres eastward past [[Kardzhali]] and [[Ivaylovgrad]] and through [[Greece]] in the northern portion of the [[Evros prefecture]] including [[Kastanies]]. It then enters the [[Maritsa]] ({{Lang-el|Έβρος}}, ''Evros'') just west of [[Edirne]], [[Turkey]]. The portion in Bulgaria is accented by three [[hydroelectric]] and [[irrigation]] [[dam]]s, [[Kardzhali Dam]], [[Studen Kladenets]] and [[Ivaylovgrad Dam]], and is 241&nbsp;km long, making the Arda the longest river in the [[Rhodopes]]. The medieval [[Dyavolski most (bridge)|Dyavolski most]] arch bridge crosses the river 10&nbsp;km from [[Ardino]].
+The '''Arda''' ({{Lang-bg|Арда, ''Arda''}}, {{Lang-tr|Arda}}, {{Lang-el|Άρδας}}, ''Árdas'') is a 290 km long river in [[Bulgaria]] and [[Greece]]. It is a tributary of the [[Maritsa]] ({{Lang-el|Έβρος}}, ''Evros''). Its source lies in the Bulgarian [[Rhodope Mountains]] near the village [[Arda, Bulgaria|Arda]], part of the municipality of [[Smolyan]]. It flows eastward past [[Rudozem]], [[Kardzhali]] and [[Ivaylovgrad]] and enters Greece in the northern part of the [[Evros (regional unit)|Evros regional unit]]. It flows into the Maritsa on the border of Greece and [[Turkey]], between the Greek village [[Kastanies]] and the Turkish city [[Edirne]]. In the Bulgarian section there are three [[hydroelectric]] and [[irrigation]] [[dam]]s, [[Kardzhali Dam]], [[Studen Kladenets]] and [[Ivaylovgrad Dam]]. The Bulgarian section is 241&nbsp;km long, making the Arda the longest river in the [[Rhodopes]]. The medieval [[Dyavolski most (bridge)|Dyavolski most]] arch bridge crosses the river 10&nbsp;km from [[Ardino]].
 The three floods of February 18, 2005, when the water level was at 4.8 m, March 1 and March 7, 2005 flooded the low lying areas, especially in the [[Kastanies]] area which turned the area into a lagoon. The merging of the waters of the [[Maritsa]] (Evros/Meriç) caused streets and buildings including homes to be flooded and people to be stranded in their homes.