Pyanj River

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Pyanj River is a major river in Central Asia that forms much of the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan and serves as an important tributary of the Amu Darya.

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Pyanj River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Panj River
Pjandz
linked to: Pjandzj

Pyandzh River
basinCountry Afghanistan
China
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
confluenceWith Vakhsh River
continent Asia
countryBorder Afghanistan
Tajikistan
flowsAlong Afghanistan
flowsThrough Tajikistan
formsAtConfluence Amu Darya
formsBorderBetween Tajikistan and Afghanistan
linked to: Tajikistan
formsPartOfBorderLength most of the Tajikistan–Afghanistan border
hasTributary Bartang River
Gunt River
Kokcha River
Kunduz River
Vakhsh River
Vanj River
Yazgulem River
historicalRegion Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan
historicalSignificance traditional boundary between Central Asia and South Asia
languageOfName Persian
Tajik
length approximately 1125 km
approximately 700 miles
locatedIn Central Asia
majorUse hydropower potential
irrigation
transportation (local)
mouth Amu Darya
mouthCountry Uzbekistan
partOf Amu Darya basin
linked to: Amu Darya region

Aral Sea drainage basin
region Badakhshan
Pamir
linked to: Pamir Mountains
riverSystem Amu Darya river system
linked to: Amu Darya
separates Tajik Pamirs from Afghan Hindu Kush foothills
sourceCountry Tajikistan
sourceRegion Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan

Pamir Mountains
tributaryOf Amu Darya

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Panj River languageVariantName Pyanj River
Panj River hasNameVariant Pyanj River
subject linked to: پنج