The Niraj is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains

Gurghiu Mountains

thumb|right|300px|Carpathian Mountains in Romania. Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image.The Gurghiu Mountains are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in the Transylvania region.The mountains are relatively low, but well-wooded...

, Mureş County

Mures County

Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....

, northern Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. Its name originates from the Hungarian word nyár, meaning "poplar

Poplar

Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....

". It is a left tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the river Mureş

Mures River

The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary....

. It starts at the junction of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic. It flows through the municipalities Eremitu

Eremitu

Eremitu is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:*Călugăreni / Mikháza*Câmpu Cetăţii / Vármező*Dămieni / Deményháza*Eremitu*Mătrici / Nyárádköszvényes-Demographics:...

, Vărgata

Vargata

Vărgata is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of five villages:*Grâuşorul / Búzaháza*Mitreşti / Nyárádszentmárton*Vadu / Vadad*Valea / Jobbágyfalva*Vărgata- History :...

, Miercurea Nirajului

Miercurea Nirajului

Miercurea Nirajului is a town in Mureş County, Romania. The town lies in the Szeklerland province of the historic region of Transylvania.The following seven villages are administered by the town:*Beu / Székelybő*Dumitreştii / Demeterfalva...

, Găleşti, Păsăreni

Pasareni

Păsăreni is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of three villages:*Bolintineni / Nyárádbálintfalva*Gălăţeni / Szentgerice*Păsăreni-Demographics:...

, Acăţari

Acatari

Acăţari is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of nine villages:*Acăţari*Corbeşti / Székelycsóka*Găieşti / Göcs*Gruişor / Kisgörgény*Murgeşti / Nyárádszentbenedek*Roteni / Harasztkerék*Stejeriş / Cserefalva*Suveica / Szövérd...

, Crăciuneşti

Crăciuneşti

Crăciuneşti is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Budiu Mic, Ciba, Cinta, Corneşti , Crăciuneşti, Foi, Nicoleşti and Tirimioara. Ciba, Foi and Nicoleşti were established in 2006.-References:...

, Gheorghe Doja

Gheorghe Doja, Mures

Gheorghe Doja is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of five villages:*Gheorghe Doja*Ilieni / Lukailencfalva*Leordeni / Lőrincfalva*Satu Nou / Teremiújfalu*Tirimia / Nagyteremi-Demographics:...

 and joins the Mureş near the town Ungheni

Ungheni, Mures

Ungheni is a town in Mureş County, in central Romania. Its Romanian name until the 1960s was Niraşteu.Six villages are administered by the town:* Cerghid* Cerghizel* Moreşti* Recea* Şăuşa* Vidrasău...

. It is fed by several smaller streams, including Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic, Dorna, Pârâul Mare, Văleni, Tirimia, Diceaiul, Hodoş

Hodoş River (Niraj)

The Hodoş River or Hodoşa River is a tributary of the Niraj River in Transylvania, Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti...

, Valea, Tâmpa and Maiad.

Maps

• Harta judeţului Mureş http://www.harta-turistica.ro/map.php?ID=16&harta=Judetul%20Mures
• Harta zonei Miercurea Nirajului http://www.greenagenda.org/niraj/harta.jpg