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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.
The river rocks are composed of sandstone and limestone. [4] The Khulm River is one of the tributaries of the Amu Darya River, a major river in Central Asia. It is known as a “blind river” or “natural river” as it dries up due to local use within its basin boundary and does not reach the Amu Darya, except during exceptional high flow years.
Astronaut photograph of the Syr Darya River floodplain. The Syr Darya / ˌ s ɪər ˈ d ɑːr j ə / SEER-DAR-yə, [a] [b] historically known as the Jaxartes (/ dʒ æ k ˈ s ɑːr t iː z / jak-SAR-teez, Ancient Greek: Ἰαξάρτης), is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian, literally means Syr Sea or Syr River.
The North Aral Sea (Kazakh: Soltüstık Aral teñızı) is the portion of the former Aral Sea that is fed by the Syr Darya River. It split from the South Aral Sea in 1987–1988 [2] as water levels dropped due to river diversion for agriculture.
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 - Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan - Aral Sea; Amur - Northeastern China, Russia - Sea of Okhotsk; Angara; Argun River (Asia) Aras-Iran; Badulu Oya - Sri Lanka; Bentara River - Sri Lanka
The goal was to prioritize the Syr Darya river plain, in order to further protect the wildlife of the area. [1] Additionally the Syr Darya river irrigates many of the agricultural regions in the whole of Central Asia. The area of the park is 120,000 hectares (roughly 296,526 acres).
The Amu Darya carries more water than any other river in Central Asia. The upper course of the Amu Darya, called the Panj River , is 921 kilometres (572 mi) long. The river's name changes at the confluence of the Panj , the Vakhsh, and the Kofarnihon rivers in far southwestern Tajikistan.