Timiș (river)

The Timiş or Tamiš (; or "Tamiš"; ; ) is a long river coming up from the Semenic Mountains, the southern part of the Carpathian Mountains, in Caraş-Severin County, Romania. It flows through the Banat region and into the Danube near Pančevo, in the northern part of Serbia.
Characteristics.
The Timiş River's drainage area covers . This includes in Romania and in Serbia. 
The river starts at the joining of the headwaters Brebu, Grădiştea and Semenic in Lake Trei Ape.
Tributaries.
The river flows through Romania for .
These are the tributaries of the Timiş River: Râul Rece, Slatina, Valea Mare, Măcicaş River, Pârâul Lung, Armeniş River, Sebeş, Bistra, Şurgani River, Timişana, Pogăniş River, Timişul Mort River and Vena Mare. In its course through Serbia, it has only one tributary, Brzava, which is the longest one.
Settlements.
Romania.
Big cities in the rivers Romanian flow are Caransebeş and Lugoj.
These are the smaller smaller towns and cities along the Timiş River:
One of the big Romanian cities, Timişoara, though the name makes it seem like it, is not settled on the river. Although, the name comes from the river, when about 800 years ago the region was a swampy one and the Timiş had a very large flow area. In 1728 when the rivers Timiş and Bega were canalized, Timiş stopped to flow through the city.