Amu Darya

American  

[ah-moo dahr-yuh, uh-moo duh-ryah] / ˈɑ mu ˈdɑr yə, ʌˈmu dʌˈryɑ /

noun

1. a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Pamirs to the Aral Sea. About 1,400 miles (2,250 km) long.

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Amu Darya British  

/ aˈmu darˈja /

noun

1. Ancient name: Oxus.  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)

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Example Sentences

The Amu Darya river marks the border between the two countries.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

"The Amu Darya oil contract is an important project between China and Afghanistan," China's ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu told a news conference in the capital Kabul.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023

China’s state-owned National Petroleum Corp. suspended oil drilling in the Amu Darya basin because of a delay in the signing of a transit agreement with Uzbekistan to allow crude oil to be trucked to China.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Another 158 Afghan civilians and soldiers crossed the Amu Darya River to escape Afghanistan.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

The advance guard is already across the Amu Darya.

From The Coming Conquest of England by Niemann, August