Garigliano

The Garigliano (Italian pronunciation: [ɡariʎˈʎaːno]) is a river in central Italy.

It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari (also known as the Rapido) and Liri. Garigliano is actually a deformation of (which in Italian means something like ). In ancient times the whole course of the Liri and Garigliano was known as the Liris.

For the most part of its 40 km length, the Garigliano River marks the border between the Italian regions of Lazio and Campania. In medieval times, the river (then known as the Verde) marked the southern border of the Papal States.