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Rising in the Pamir Mountains, north of the Hindu Kush, the Amu Darya is formed by the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers, in the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and flows from there north-westwards into the southern remnants of the Aral Sea.
The river is formed by the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj (Pyandzh) rivers (at which point it becomes known as the Amu Darya) and flows west-northwest. In its upper course the Amu Darya forms part of Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
Mar 7, 2023 · The river then flows across a desert in eastern Turkmenistan and, in its lower course, forms portions of the border between Turkmenistan in the southwest and Uzbekistan in the northeast. Map showing the course of the Amu Darya River. Image credit: Shannon1, Wikimedia Commons.
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The Amu Darya (Persian: آمودریا, Āmūdaryā; Arabic: جيحون, Jihôn or Jayhoun; Hebrew: גּוֹזָן, Gozan), also called Oxus and Amu River, is a major river in Central Asia. It is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj. In ancient times, the river was regarded as the boundary between Iran and Turan.
Geography. The river rises in two headstreams in the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan —the Naryn River and the Kara Darya which come together in the Uzbek part of the Fergana Valley —and flows for some 2,212 kilometres (1,374 mi) west and north-west through Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan to the remains of the Aral Sea.
AD River rises in the high mountains of the Pamirs in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and the north-western slopes of the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan, and flows northwest through the Kara Kum and Kyzyl...
Apr 28, 2011 · The Oxus is a river, today called Amu Darya in its western part and Wakhsh in its eastern parts, which flows for a length of 2400 km across modern Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan into Lake Aral.
Amu Darya, ancient Oxus River, River, Central Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in Central Asia, 1,578 mi (2,540 km) long measured from the remotest sources of the Panj River; its other headstream is the Vakhsh. It flows west-northwest to its mouth on the Aral Sea.
Rising in the Pamir Mountains, north of the Hindu Kush, the Amu Darya is formed by the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers, in the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and flows from there north-westwards into the southern remnants of the Aral Sea.
Syr Darya, river in the Central Asian republics of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. The Syr Darya is formed by the confluence of the Naryn and Qoradaryo rivers in the eastern Fergana Valley and generally flows northwest until it empties into the Aral Sea. With a length of 1,374 miles (2,212.
Jul 11, 2019 · Letts, Son & Co. sold stationary, maps and diaries, among them is this striking panoramic view that depicts Russian territory in the north marked with a red dotted line along the Amu Darya River. Mountain ranges, the Khyber Pass and the cities Kabul, Herat and Jalalabad are shown on the map.
The Amu Darya is the largest river in Central Asia, with a catchment area of 309 000 km2 and length 2540 km. It is a transboundary river shared by Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Nov 10, 2022 · 129 miles: In Nukus, capital of the semi-autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, the Amu Darya is unrecognizable, more a field of sand dunes than a river. Look closely and there are some sun-bleached shells; one could wade across the remaining stream.
Map is from Zoï Environment (2010), domain demarcation is our own. In the northern reaches of Afghanistan, construction is underway on the Qosh Tepa Canal (Figure 2), an ambitious infrastructure project designed to divert a significant portion of the Amu Darya's water for irrigation.
The Amu Darya is considered the most heavily silted river in the world, with its high volume of suspended material giving it its characteristic murky yellow coloring. The eastern parts of the river in Turkestan have natural gas reserves.
Map showing that the important Kunar River rises from glacier melt-water in the Hindu Raj and eastern Hindu Kush mountains in northwestern Pakistan as the Chitral River, before flowing into Afghanistan as the Kunar.
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The lowest point in the state of Kansas is located on the Verdigris River in Cherokee Township in Montgomery County (just southeast of Coffeyville), where it flows out of Kansas and into Oklahoma. Western portions of the county contain parts of the northern Cross Timbers eco-region, which separates the forested eastern portion of the United ...
Friends of the Kaw has created this interactive map to help you navigate the 173-mile-long Kansas River and locate the 19 access ramps and in-river hazards. Click on the map icons below for access point and hazard names, exact locations, and pictures.
Fawn Creek is a stream in Montgomery, Kansas. Fawn Creek is situated nearby to the village Dearing and the hamlet Jefferson. Overview. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map.
Town. Photo: Steven Pick, Public domain. Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state's southeastern region. Coffeyville is situated 6 miles east of Dearing.
