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The Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, southwest France. It is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long.[1]

Uhabia
The Uhabia in Bidart
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Woods of Ustaritz
Mouth
• location	Bay of Biscay
• coordinates	43°25′56″N 1°35′59″W
Length	15 km (9 mi)

Geography

It rises at Goizbide in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the Apalagako erreka. It collects waters from the Alhorgako Erreka and drains the plain of Belhardi in the north of Ahetze, before flowing into the Bay of Biscay in Bidart.

Name

Its name Uhabia is the regular evolution of ur habia, that can be translated as "course of the water".

Main tributaries

• Barrandiko Erreka, from Othe Xuria
• Alhorgako Erreka, from Zirikolatz

Départements and towns

• Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Ustaritz, Arbonne, Bidart.

References

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На других языках

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[de] Uhabia

Der Uhabia (auch Ouhabia genannt) ist ein kleiner Küstenfluss im französischen Baskenland, welcher im Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine verläuft.

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