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Benanain River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Benanain River is a river of western Timor, Indonesia. This river is the longest and the largest in the West Timor area, with a length of 132 km. The river is located in three regencies: Malaka, Timor Tengah Utara and Timor Tengah Selatan, all in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The stream rises from Mount Mutis, flowing in a southeast direction before discharging into the Timor Sea near Besikama.

Flows through: Indonesia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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