Amu River

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The Amu River, historically known as the Oxus, is a major Central Asian river that flows from the Pamir Mountains toward the Aral Sea and has long served as an important cultural and political boundary in the region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Амударья 2
Amu River canonical 1
lower Amu Darya River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
transboundary river
alsoKnownAs Amu Darya
Oxus
linked to: Oxus River
climateZone arid and semi-arid regions
countryBasin Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
drainageBasinArea approximately 534000 square kilometers
flowsDirection generally northwestward
flowsThrough Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
formsBorderBetween Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
hasIssue environmental degradation
reduced flow to Aral Sea
water diversion
historicalBoundaryRole cultural boundary in Central Asia
political boundary in Central Asia
historicalName Oxus River
historicalRegion Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan

Transoxiana
length approximately 2400 km
locatedIn Central Asia
mainUseSector cotton irrigation
majorTributary Kunduz River
Panj River
Surkhandarya River
Vakhsh River
mentionedIn Persian historical texts
ancient Greek sources
mouth Aral Sea
partOf Aral Sea basin
linked to: Aral Sea Basin
region between Pamir Mountains and Aral Sea
relatedTo Aral Sea desiccation
separates Karakum Desert from Kyzylkum Desert
linked to: Kyzylkum Desert
sourceRegion Pamir Mountains
Tien Shan
usedFor agriculture
hydroelectric power
irrigation
waterManagementOrganization Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxus River alsoKnownAs Amu River
Панҷ являетсяИстоком Амударья
linked to: Amu River
Панҷ впадаетВ Амударья
linked to: Amu River
Chorasmia centeredOn lower Amu Darya River
linked to: Amu River