Surkhob

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Surkhob is the historical name of a major river in Central Asia that forms part of what is now known as the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan.

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Surkhob canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical geographic feature
river
basinCountry Tajikistan
country Tajikistan
drainageBasin Amu Darya basin
linked to: Amu Darya region
flowsThrough Tajikistan
flowsThroughMountainRange Pamir-Alay
flowsThroughRegion Rasht Valley
hasMouthIn Vakhsh River
historicalNameOf Vakhsh River
historicalPeriod pre-Soviet era
historicalUsage name used in historical sources for upper reaches of the Vakhsh River
hydrologicalRelation forms part of the upper course of the Vakhsh River
languageOfName Persian
linked to: Persian language

Tajik
locatedIn Central Asia
locatedInPresentDay Republic of Tajikistan
linked to: Tajikistan
locatedOnContinent Asia
nameMeaning "red water" in Persian/Tajik
partOf Vakhsh River
upper Vakhsh River
linked to: Vakhsh River
partOfRiverSystem Amu Darya river system
linked to: Amu Darya
region Pamir-Alay region
sourceRegion eastern Tajikistan
tributaryOf Amu Darya

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Vakhsh River historicalName Surkhob