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 …

Amu Darya, one of the longest rivers of Central Asia. The Amu Darya was traditionally known to the Western world from Greek and Roman times as the Oxus and was called the Jayḥūn by …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

Apr 29, 2023 · Amu Darya is a legendary river running through Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It has been mentioned in history for already thousands of years and was know …

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 …

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why amu darya? From the 1960s onwards, Soviet overextraction of water from the Amu Darya River for cotton irrigation has been a major cause of the depletion of the Aral Sea. In the …

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, …