Amu Darya
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Pamirs to the Aral Sea. About 1,400 miles (2,250 km) long.
- Also called Oxus.
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How to use Amu Darya in a sentence
To the north, Jowzjan borders on the Amu Darya River and Turkmenistan, a former part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’ | Bruce Riedel | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRight through the desert flow the two rivers, the Syr-darya and Amu-darya.
From Pole to Pole | Sven Anders HedinOn the further side one of the affluents of the Amu-darya flows westwards.
From Pole to Pole | Sven Anders Hedin
British Dictionary definitions for Amu Darya
/ (Russian aˈmu darˈja) /
a river in central Asia, rising in the Pamirs and flowing northwest through the Hindu Kush and across Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to its delta in the Aral Sea: forms much of the N border of Afghanistan and is important for irrigation. Length: 2400 km (1500 miles): Ancient name: Oxus
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