Jijia Plain
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Jijia Plain is a geographic area in NE Romania
(most of Botoşani
, and parts of Iaşi
counties). Despite the name, it is not a flatland, but a region dotted with hills, part of the Moldavian Plateau
. In Romania sometimes it is also called the Moldavian Plain, however one should be warned that in Moldova
the latter term is used as a synonym for the Bălţi steppe
plus Middle Prut Valley, which have a relief and natural vegetation identical to that of the Jijia Plain.
Jijia Plain has altitudes of cca. 200m, lower than the surrounding Suceava Plateau
, Dniester Hills
, and Bârlad Plateau
. The surrounding hills are characterized by deep gorges, and the term plains is employed to denote the fact that the area in-between the hill formations is visibly more lean and less slant. The natural vegetation of this area of smooth hills is silvosteppe (forrest-steppe). Nowadays it is intensely farmed.
Jijia River
is a tributary to the river Prut
.
The region is a traditional agricultural area, favored by the black earth
(earth with a very high natural fertility). Crops, vegetables, technical plants (such as tobacco), fruit trees (such as apple trees), fodder for the livestock, and occasionally grapes, potatoes, and berry shrubs are cultivated. The agriculture has an overwhelming domnance over the traditional vegetation, (deciduous) forrest steppes. Traditional wildlife - wolfs, foxes, rabbits, boars, roes, storks, geese, ducks - are very rarely found outside a few remaining forrests. A traditional horse growing area, the Moldavian Plains in the last century has specialized in livestock (horses, cows, sheeps), and poultry.
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...
(most of Botoşani
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
, and parts of Iaşi
Iasi County
Iași is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași.-Demographics:As of 1 July 2007, Iași County had a population of 825,100, making it the second most populous county in Romania after Bucharest, with a population density of 150/km².*Romanians - 98.1%*Roma -...
counties). Despite the name, it is not a flatland, but a region dotted with hills, part of the Moldavian Plateau
Moldavian Plateau
The Moldavian Plateau is a geographic area spanning northeast Romania, most of Moldova , and most of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine.-Limits:The Moldavian Plateau is bounded :...
. In Romania sometimes it is also called the Moldavian Plain, however one should be warned that in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
the latter term is used as a synonym for the Bălţi steppe
Balti Steppe
Bălţi Steppe , also Beltsy Steppe is a hilly area with few trees , dominated by agriculturally cultivated land, and occasionally by grasses and shrubs, in the northern part of Moldova...
plus Middle Prut Valley, which have a relief and natural vegetation identical to that of the Jijia Plain.
Jijia Plain has altitudes of cca. 200m, lower than the surrounding Suceava Plateau
Suceava Plateau
Suceava Plateau is a geographic area in the NE Romania , and SW Ukraine . Suceava Plateau is the NW part of the Moldavian Plateau...
, Dniester Hills
Dniester Hills
Dniester Hills , also known as Northern Moldavian Plateau is a geographic area that comprises most of the northern Moldova, and parts of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine...
, and Bârlad Plateau
Bârlad Plateau
Bârlad Plateau is a geographic area in E Romania. It is the south central part of the Moldavian Plateau. Although occasionally has heights over 500 m, it is generally sloped from north at 400 m to the south at 200 m....
. The surrounding hills are characterized by deep gorges, and the term plains is employed to denote the fact that the area in-between the hill formations is visibly more lean and less slant. The natural vegetation of this area of smooth hills is silvosteppe (forrest-steppe). Nowadays it is intensely farmed.
Jijia River
Jijia River
Jijia is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoşani County through the town of Dorohoi and meets the Prut in Gorban, Iaşi County. It has a length of 275 km and a drainage area of 5757 km²...
is a tributary to the river Prut
Prut
The Prut is a long river in Eastern Europe. In part of its course it forms the border between Romania and Moldova.-Overview:...
.
The region is a traditional agricultural area, favored by the black earth
Black earth
Black earth, Black land or Dark earth may refer to:-Locations:* Black Earth, Wisconsin, a village* Black Earth , Wisconsin* Central Black Earth Region, of Central Russia-Soil science:...
(earth with a very high natural fertility). Crops, vegetables, technical plants (such as tobacco), fruit trees (such as apple trees), fodder for the livestock, and occasionally grapes, potatoes, and berry shrubs are cultivated. The agriculture has an overwhelming domnance over the traditional vegetation, (deciduous) forrest steppes. Traditional wildlife - wolfs, foxes, rabbits, boars, roes, storks, geese, ducks - are very rarely found outside a few remaining forrests. A traditional horse growing area, the Moldavian Plains in the last century has specialized in livestock (horses, cows, sheeps), and poultry.