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Iller means provinces in Turkish, see Provinces of Turkey
Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish language .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....


The Iller (ancient name Ilargus) is a river in Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is a right tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Danube, 147 km in length.

The source is located near Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allg?u region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town....
 in the Allgäu
Allgäu

Allg?u is a Germany region in the southwest of Bavaria also extending some kilometres into southeastern Baden-W?rttemberg. The region stretches from the prealpine lands up to the Alps....
 region of the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
, close to the Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n border. From there it runs northwards, passing the towns of Sonthofen
Sonthofen

Sonthofen is the most southerly town of Germany, located in the Oberallg?u region of the Bavarian Alps. Neighbouring Oberstdorf, is situated 14 km farther south but is not classified as a town....
, Immenstadt
Immenstadt

Immenstadt im Allg?u is a municipality in the Upper Allg?u, far southern region of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps....
, and Kempten
Kempten

Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allg?u, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland...
. Between Lautrach
Lautrach

Lautrach is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Unterallg?u in Bavaria, Germany....
 near Memmingen
Memmingen

Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk Swabia in Germany. The district-free town is located at the border to Baden-W?rttemberg, at the river Iller....
 and Ulm
Ulm

Ulm is a city in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau ....
 it forms the border between the two German States Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 and Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 for about 50 km.






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Iller means provinces in Turkish, see Provinces of Turkey
Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish language .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....


The Iller (ancient name Ilargus) is a river in Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is a right tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Danube, 147 km in length.

The source is located near Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allg?u region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town....
 in the Allgäu
Allgäu

Allg?u is a Germany region in the southwest of Bavaria also extending some kilometres into southeastern Baden-W?rttemberg. The region stretches from the prealpine lands up to the Alps....
 region of the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
, close to the Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n border. From there it runs northwards, passing the towns of Sonthofen
Sonthofen

Sonthofen is the most southerly town of Germany, located in the Oberallg?u region of the Bavarian Alps. Neighbouring Oberstdorf, is situated 14 km farther south but is not classified as a town....
, Immenstadt
Immenstadt

Immenstadt im Allg?u is a municipality in the Upper Allg?u, far southern region of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps....
, and Kempten
Kempten

Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allg?u, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland...
. Between Lautrach
Lautrach

Lautrach is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Unterallg?u in Bavaria, Germany....
 near Memmingen
Memmingen

Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk Swabia in Germany. The district-free town is located at the border to Baden-W?rttemberg, at the river Iller....
 and Ulm
Ulm

Ulm is a city in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau ....
 it forms the border between the two German States Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 and Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 for about 50 km. The river flows into the Danube in the city of Ulm
Ulm

Ulm is a city in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau ....
.

The Iller has a catchment area of 2,152 km². It ranks as the seventh of Bavaria's rivers by water flow, with an averaged throughput of 75 m³/s at Senden
Senden

The town of Senden is the second-largest town of the Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and is located at the border to Baden-W?rttemberg. The town belongs to the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund....
, a short distance upstream from the Danube. The power of the river is used for the production of hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by hydropower, i.e., the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water....
 via eight power stations with a total net capacity of 51 MW (1998).

A bicycle route follows the Iller, which is also a popular location for rafting and trekking.