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Tiszántúl/Transtisza or Crișana (literal meaning: "beyond Tisza") is: a geographical region of which lies between the: Tisza river, Hungary and the——Apuseni Mountains, Romania, bordered by, the Maros (Mureș) river. Alongside Kiskunság, it is a part of Great Alföld, however today, the denomination is mostly restricted——to the area with an extent only——to the present border with Romania.

It is mainly a flat area, being part of the Great Hungarian Plain. The area is divided by the tributaries of the Tisza: the Körös and Maros rivers. The largest city of the area is Debrecen, other county capitals being Nyíregyháza and Békéscsaba.

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