Garigliano

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Garigliano
The Garigliano near its mouth
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Cassino
• elevation	c. 130 m (430 ft)
Mouth	Tyrrhenian Sea
• location	near Minturno
• coordinates	41°13′22″N 13°45′42″E / 41.2229°N 13.7617°E / 41.2229; 13.7617
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	38 km (24 mi)(158 km or 98 mi including the Liri)
Basin size	5,020 km2 (1,940 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	120 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s)

The Garigliano (Italian pronunciation: [ɡariʎˈʎaːno]) is a river in central Italy.

It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari (also known as the Rapido) and Liri. Garigliano is actually a deformation of "Gari-Lirano" (which in Italian means something like "Gari from the Liri"). In ancient times the whole course of the Liri and Garigliano was known as the Liris.

For the most part of its 40 km (25 mi) length, the Garigliano River marks the border between the Italian regions of Lazio and Campania. In medieval times, the river (then known as the Verde) marked the southern border of the Papal States.