Tiber

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41° 54′ 9″ N, 12° 28′ 17″ E

The Tevere (Tiber) is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing 406 km through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

It drains a basin estimated at 17,375 km². The river has achieved lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome, founded on its eastern banks.