Amu Darya

Proper noun

Meaning

Amu Darya

A major river in Central Asia flowing across the border of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan parallel to Syr Darya and into the Aral Sea. Known in classical times as Oxus.

Amu-Darya

Alternative spelling of Amu Darya

Alternative names

Amu-Darya

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Examples

Bactria was located in northern Afghanistan (present-day Afghan Turkestan ) between the mountain range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya ( Oxus ) River and some areas of current south Tajikistan. Source: Internet

Chemical pollution The most productive cotton lands in Turkmenistan (the middle and lower Amu Darya and the Murgap oasis) receive as much as 250 kilograms of fertilizer per hectare, compared with the average application of thirty kilograms per hectare. Source: Internet

Communal water systems do not meet health standards; much of the population lacks drinking water systems and must drink water straight from contaminated irrigation ditches, canals, or the Amu Darya itself. Source: Internet

Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge over the Amu Darya. Source: Internet

Bactria included northern Afghanistan and the upper Amu Darya. Source: Internet

In the Amu Darya, concentrations of phenol and oil products have been measured at far above acceptable health standards. Source: Internet

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