The
Amu Darya (
Darya means "river"), previously known as the
Oxus River, rising in the
Pamirs[?], it flows mainly North-West through the
Hindu Kush,
Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan to join the
Aral Sea through a large delta. It forms part of the Northern border of
Afghanistan and is important for
irrigation. It is navigable for over 1450 km (800 miles). Length: 2400 km (1500 miles).
Use of water from the Amu Darya for irrigation has been a major contributing factor in the shrinking of the Aral Sea since the late 1950s.
see also Syr Darya