The Amu Darya, historically known as the Oxus, is a major river in Central Asia which flows through Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Rising in the Pamir Mountains, north of the H
Amu Darya at Nukus, Uzbekistan
Amu Darya delta from space
Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge over the Amu Darya
Lake Malang, the source of Chelab Stream and by extension, the true source of the Amu Darya (Oxus River), Afghanistan, August 2025
The Syr Darya, historically known as the Jaxartes, is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian, literally means Syr Sea or Syr River. It originates in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan
Syr Darya at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
Astronaut photograph of the Syr Darya River floodplain
Syr Darya River at Khujand