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Aerial view of Tara River Canyon, near Durdevica Tara Bridge, Montenegro, Europe Royalty Free Stock Photo

Aerial view of Tara River Canyon, near Durdevica Tara Bridge, Montenegro, Europe

The Tara is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emerges from the confluence of the Opasnica and Verusa rivers in the Komovi Mountains, part of the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The total length is 143 km, of which 141 km are in or on the border of Montenegro, it also forms the border between the two countries in several places. The Tara flows from south to north - north-west and converges with the Piva river at the Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro border between the villages of Scepan Polje (Montenegro) and Hum (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to form the Drina river (a branch of the Danube watershed).The Tara River cuts the Tara River Canyon, the longest canyon in Montenegro and Europe and third longest in the world after Grand Canyon and Fish River Canyon at 78 kilometres in length and 1,300 metres at its deepest. The canyon is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A part of the canyon includes the Durmitor National Park. The river takes its name from the Illyrian Autariatae tribe, whose territory included the river valley in classical antiquity.