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The Amu Darya (/ ˌ ɑː m uː ˈ d ɑːr j ə / AH-moo DAR-yə), [a] (Persian: آمو دریا) also shortened to Amu and historically known as the Oxus (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə s / OK-səss), [2] [b] is a major river in Central Asia, which flows through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.
' Land beyond the Oxus ', now called the Amu Darya) is the Latin name for the region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, parts of southern Kazakhstan, parts of Turkmenistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.
Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge over the Amu Darya river in 2007. Amu Darya. Sari Pul River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya; Balkh River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya; Khulm River (formerly Tashkurgan River), no longer reaches the Amu Darya; Kunduz River (or Surkhab River) Khanabad River; Andarab; Bamiyan River; Kokcha River. Anjuman; Panj ...
Amu Darya→ Aral Sea The Kofarnihon ( Tajik : Кофарниҳон , Uzbek : Kofarnihon ) is one of the major tributaries of the Amu Darya (together with Vakhsh and Panj ) in Tajikistan . The river is 387 kilometres (240 mi) long and has a basin area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The Tuyamuyun Hydro Complex (THC) is a system of four interconnected reservoirs and a series of canals on the lower Amu Darya River, bordering Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Its primary purpose is to provide water for irrigation in Xorazm, Karakalpakstan and Daşoguz regions of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and as far north as Kazakhstan. [2]
Türkmenabat is located at an altitude of 187 m (614 ft) on the banks of the Amu Darya River, near the border with Uzbekistan. Türkmenabat is at the center of Lebap province, which has borders with three provinces in Turkmenistan: Mary, Ahal and Daşoguz. The province also borders Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
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The last time the waters of the Amu Darya directly entered the basin was during the flood of 1878. [6] [9] Since the beginning of the 1960s, the Sarykamysh lake has been filled with collector-drainage waters, [10] feeding was carried out through the Daryalyk collector, while water from the farmland of the left bank of the Amu Darya was used ...