Amu Darya
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| Amu Darya | |
| Oxus, Jayhoun, də Āmu Sind, Vaksu, Amu River | |
 Leuking at the Amu Darya frae Turkmenistan
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| Name oreegin: Named for ceety o Āmul (nou Turkmenabat) | |
| Kintras | Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
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| Region | Central Asie |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Panj River |
| - right | Vakhsh River, Surkhan Darya, Sherabad River, Zeravshan River |
| Primar soorce | Pamir River/Panj River |
| - location | Lake Zorkul, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan |
| - elevation | 4,130 m (13,550 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°27′04″N 73°34′21″E / 37.45111°N 73.57250°E |
| Seicontar soorce | Kyzyl-Suu/Vakhsh River |
| - location | Alay Valley, Pamir Mountains, Kyrgyzstan |
| - elevation | 4,525 m (14,846 ft) |
| - coordinates | 39°13′27″N 72°55′26″E / 39.22417°N 72.92389°E |
| Soorce confluence | Kerki |
| - elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°06′35″N 68°18′44″E / 37.10972°N 68.31222°E |
| Mooth | Aral Sea |
| - location | Amudarya Delta, Uzbekistan |
| - elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°06′30″N 59°40′52″E / 44.10833°N 59.68111°ECoordinates: 44°06′30″N 59°40′52″E / 44.10833°N 59.68111°E |
| Lenth | 2,400 km (1,491 mi) |
| Basin | 534,739 km2 (206,464 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 2,525 m3/s (89,170 cu ft/s) [1] |
 Cairt o the Amu Darya wattershed
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The Amu Darya (Persie: آمودریا, Āmūdaryā; Turkmen: Amyderýa; Turkis: Ceyhun; Uzbek: Amudaryo; Tajik: Амударё; Pashto: د آمو سيند, da Āmú Sínd; Auncient Greek: Ὦξος, Oxos; Laitin: Oxus), an aa cried Amu River, is a major river in Central Asie.
