Syr Darya
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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
Fergana Valley
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The Fergana Valley in Central Asia crosses eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.
Two snakes, Sokh, Ferghana valley, 3rd millennium BCE.
The gilt-bronze sculpture known as the “Ferghana Horse” or “Heavenly Horse”, dating to the 4th–1st centuries BCE, depicted in the flexed-suspension V-gallop phase and interpreted as a material expression of a broader Eurasian cosmic-horse tradition.
Probable Greek soldier in the Sampul tapestry, woollen wall hanging, 3rd-2nd century BC, Sampul, Urumqi Xinjiang Museum.
Statue of Weshparkar, Ferghana Kingdom, 7th century