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The Val di Chiana, Valdichiana, or Chiana Valley is an alluvial valley of central Italy, lying on the territories of the provinces of Arezzo, Siena in Tuscany and the provinces of Perugia and Terni in Umbria.
Val di Chiana is about 100 km long, and covers about 2300 kmē. It runs north to south between the plain of Arezzo and the plain of Orvieto and includes the watershed of the Canale Maestro della Chiana, its main watercourse, and the northern part of the watershed of the Chiani River.
To the north-east it is bounded by the Tuscan pre-Appenines crowned by the the Alta Sant'Egidio (1,057 m), monte Lignano (837 m) and monte Corneta (744 m).
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The Val di Chiana, Valdichiana, or Chiana Valley is an alluvial valley of central Italy, lying on the territories of the provinces of Arezzo, Siena in Tuscany and the provinces of Perugia and Terni in Umbria.
Geography
The Val di Chiana is about 100 km long, and covers about 2300 kmē. It runs north to south between the plain of Arezzo and the plain of Orvieto and includes the watershed of the Canale Maestro della Chiana, its main watercourse, and the northern part of the watershed of the Chiani River.
To the north-east it is bounded by the Tuscan pre-Appenines crowned by the the Alta Sant'Egidio (1,057 m), monte Lignano (837 m) and monte Corneta (744 m). To the south-east, it reaches Lake Trasimeno and the valley of the Nestore River. To the west, it extends to the Val d'Orcia, where it reaches its highest altitude, 1,148 m (Monte Cetona).
The landscape is mostly hilly, with a plain around the Canale Mastro. Its mean altitude is around 405m.
See also
- Chianina, a breed of cattle which originated in the valley.
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