Zeravshan River
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The Zeravshan River is a major Central Asian waterway flowing through Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, historically vital for irrigation and the development of cities along the Silk Road.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zarafshan River | 2 |
| Zarafshan River (historically) | 1 |
| Zarafshan River valley | 1 |
| Zeravshan River canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
877 km
ⓘ
about 540 miles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bukhara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara oasis
Samarkand ⓘ
surface form:
Samarkand oasis
|
| basinCountry |
Tajikistan
ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
Samarkand ⓘ |
| climateZone | arid and semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Tajikistan
ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Bukhara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan
Samarkand Region ⓘ
surface form:
Samarkand Region of Uzbekistan
Sughd Region ⓘ
surface form:
Sughd Region of Tajikistan
|
| ecosystemType | riverine oasis system ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Tajikistan
ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | linked to historic Persian and Central Asian civilizations ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | supports irrigated agriculture in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| hasValley |
Zarafshan River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Zeravshan Valley
|
| historicalImportance |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| historicalRegion | Transoxiana ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
supported development of Silk Road cities
ⓘ
supported oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| importance | major waterway in Central Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Asia ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “gold‑strew” or “spreader of gold” ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amu Darya Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Amu Darya basin (historically, via distributaries and irrigation canals)
|
| primaryWaterSource |
glacial meltwater
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| region |
Bukhara Region
ⓘ
Samarkand Region ⓘ Sughd Region ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Tajikistan ⓘ |
| sourceMountainRange |
Pamir-Alay mountain system
ⓘ
surface form:
Zeravshan Range
|
| sourceRegion |
Pamir-Alay mountain system
ⓘ
surface form:
Pamir-Alay mountains
|
| terminatesIn | desert areas of Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | no longer directly reaches Amu Darya due to irrigation withdrawals ⓘ |
| usedFor | irrigation ⓘ |
| waterUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
domestic water supply ⓘ industry ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bukhara
this entity surface form:
Zarafshan River
this entity surface form:
Zarafshan River
this entity surface form:
Zarafshan River (historically)