Syr Darya
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| Syr Darya/سیردریا | |
| Jaxartes, Sayhoun | |
| River | |
 Syr Darya at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
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| Kintras | Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Kara |
| - right | Naryn, Chirciq, Arys, Chu, Sarysu |
| Ceeties | Khujand, TJ, Tashkent, UZ, Turkestan, KZ, Kyzylorda, KZ |
| Soorce | Confluence o Naryn an Kara Darya |
| - location | Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan |
| - elevation | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
| - coordinates | 40°54′03″N 71°45′27″E / 40.90083°N 71.75750°E |
| Mooth | Aral Sea |
| - location | Kazaly, Kazakhstan |
| - elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°09′15″N 60°52′25″E / 46.15417°N 60.87361°ECoordinates: 46°09′15″N 60°52′25″E / 46.15417°N 60.87361°E |
| Lenth | 2,212 km (1,374 mi) |
| Basin | 402,760 km2 (155,507 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 1,180 m3/s (41,671 cu ft/s) [1] |
 Cairt o the wattershed o Syr Darya. Aral Sea boondaries are c. 1960.
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The Syr Darya[pronunciation?] (Persie: سيردريا; Tajik: Сирдарё; Kazakh: Сырдария ; Arabic: سيحون; Uzbek: Sirdaryo), an aa transliteratit Syrdarya or Sirdaryo, is a river in Central Asie, whiles kent as the Jaxartes or Yaxartes[pronunciation?] frae its Auncient Greek name Ἰαξάρτης.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Daene C. McKinney. "Cooperative Management of Transboundary Water Resources in Central Asia" (PDF). Ce.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
