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Júcar

American  
[hoo-kahr] / ˈhu kɑr /

noun

  1. a river in E Spain, flowing S to the Mediterranean Sea near Valencia. About 316 miles (509 km) long.


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He pointed the finger at Spain's Aemet weather agency as well as the independent Júcar authority that looks after the river basin and water resources.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

In La Manchuela, in central Spain, Alcalá is one of a string of villages in the Júcar canyon, a spectacular limestone gorge running for some 40km through the province of Albacete.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

The sinuous Júcar is a green snake of a river, flanked by forest, river beaches and allotments: the latter a patchwork of fruit trees, almonds, olives and neat rows of lettuce.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

In tourist centers like Alcalá del Júcar, visitors flock to see medieval troglodyte caves, some of which have now been turned into bars and restaurants.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

A tributary joined the Júcar at this point, emptying gently into the main stream from under a thicket of reeds and trees that formed a triumphal arch of foliage.

From The Torrent Entre Naranjos by Goldberg, Isaac