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.

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.

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 …

Mar 7, 2023 · Originating from the Pamir Mountains, this 1,500 miles long transboundary river is shared by the countries of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan and finally drains into the southern remnants of the Aral Sea.

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.

Sep 14, 2023 · Oxus River (आक्सस नदी) is the longest river in Southwest Asia. This region of central Asia is considered by some scholars to be the original home of Jat people . Variants of name

May 11, 2023 · It has various periods of urban development that date as far back as 2250 BC. In modern geography, the area is located mostly in Margiana in modern Turkmenistan near the delta of the Murghab River.

Feb 7, 2022 · The northeastern area of this region is mainly dominated by desert and semidesert landscapes (Fig. 3). However, the 1980s marked the final construction of the Karakum Canal, which brought water from the Amu Darya river (ancient Oxus) to the Murghab, increasing the Murghab’s delta capacity.

Jan 24, 2020 · The Oxus Treasure is a collection of 180 artifacts of precious metal, dated to the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE), which were discovered on the north bank of the Oxus River near the town of Takht-i Sangin in Tajikstan between 1876-1880 CE (commonly given as 1877 CE). The bulk of the collection is presently housed in the British Museum, London.

Jan 1, 2000 · (Cross-Reference) Originally Published: January 1, 2000. Last Updated: July 22, 2013