Proper noun
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
Amu-Darya
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