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Cians

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Cians is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is 25.3 kilometres (15+3⁄4 miles) long. Its drainage basin is 166 km2 (64 sq mi). Its source is in the mountains north of Beuil, and it flows into the Var in Touët-sur-Var. The Cians flows through the following communes: Beuil, Rigaud, Pierlas, Thiéry, Touët-sur-Var. This river runs through a canyon of red shale, named "Gorges du Cians", with formations of eroded rock.

Flows through: France.

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

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