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Prahova River
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Proper noun
en proper noun Prahova River
en river c/Romania, Râul Prahova.
en 1989 w:Radu R. Florescu; w:Raymond T. McNally Dracula: Prince of Many Faces https://archive.org/details/draculaprinceofm00flor/ w:Little, Brown and Company 0-316-28655-9 89-8164 925224488 120 https://archive.org/details/draculaprinceofm00flor/page/120/ Advancing along the valley of the Prahova River, he delivered his first blows in the vicinity of Braşov, where he burned villages, forts, and towns, burned the crops to deprive the population of food, and killed men, women, and children as he progressed.
en 1990 Lydle Brinkle Hippocrene Companion Guide to Romania https://archive.org/details/hippocrenecompan0000brin/ New York w:Hippocrene Books 0-87052-634-0 873609062 66 https://archive.org/details/hippocrenecompan0000brin/page/66/ Braşov lies 106 miles north of Bucharest via Highway 1, which generally parallels the Prahova River north of the capital, following it as it flows off the slopes of the Carpathians.
en 2013 Lucy Mallows; Rudolf Abraham Transylvania https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/ w:Bradt Travel Guides 2nd 978-1-84162-419-8 857985251 137 https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/page/137/ Geographically, the Prahova River separates the Eastern Carpathians from the Southern range and, historically, the valley was an important passageway between the principalities of Wallachia and Transylvania.