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Zarafshon (river)
River in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Zarafshan River" redirects here. For the river in Xinjiang, China, see Yarkand River.
For other uses, see Zarafshan (disambiguation).
The Zarafshon[2][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] (Uzbek & Tajik: Зарафшон, Romanized: Zarafshon) is a river in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia. Its name, "spreader of gold" in Persian, refers to the presence of gold-bearing sands in the upper reaches of the river. To the ancient Greeks it was known as the Polytimetus.[3] It was also formerly known as Sughd River. The river is 877 kilometres (545 mi) long and has a basin area of 17,700 square kilometres (6,800 sq mi).[4]
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Zarafshon | |
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![]() The Zarafshon in Ayni District, Tajikistan | |
![]() The Zarafshon in the Amu Darya basin | |
Location | |
Country | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Zeravshan Glacier |
• coordinates | 39°30′N 70°35′E |
Mouth | Qorakoʻl oasis |
• coordinates | 39.5477°N 63.869°E / 39.5477; 63.869 |
Length | 877 km (545 mi) |
Basin size | 17,700 km2 (6,800 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Cities | Panjakent, Samarkand, Bukhara |
Tributaries | |
• left | Fan Darya, Kshtut, Magiyan |
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