Syr Darya

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Syr Darya is a major river in Central Asia that flows through countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan before emptying into the remnants of the Aral Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
transboundary river
averageDischarge_m3_per_s 500
basinArea_km2 782669
borderFunction forms sections of border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
forms sections of border between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
continent Asia
country Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
environmentalIssue reduced flow to Aral Sea
water over-extraction for irrigation
etymology name means "Syr River" or "Syr Sea" in Turkic languages
flowsInto Aral Sea
flowsThroughCity Khujand
Kyzylorda Region
surface form: Kyzylorda

Qanlikoʻl
flowsThroughRegion Ferghana Valley
surface form: Fergana Valley

Kyzylorda Region
South Kazakhstan Region
formedByConfluenceOf Syr Darya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kara Darya

Naryn River
historicalName Syr Darya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jaxartes

Seyhun
Yaxartes
historicalRegion Transoxiana
languageName_Arabic سيحون
languageName_Kazakh Syr Darya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Сырдария
languageName_Russian Syr Darya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Сырдарья
languageName_Tajik Сирдарё
languageName_Uzbek Sirdaryo
length_km 2212
locatedIn Central Asia
majorUse agriculture
hydroelectric power
irrigation
mouth Aral Sea
partOf Aral Sea Basin
passesNear Shymkent
Tashkent
sourceCountry Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
sourceRegion Tien Shan
surface form: Tian Shan
tributary Angren River
Arys River
Chirchiq River
Keles River

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Angren River partOf Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya basin
Angren River riverSystem Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya river system
Kok-Aral Dam watercourse Syr Darya
North Aral Sea inflow Syr Darya
Sea of Islands fedBy Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya River
Eastern Basin of the Aral Sea waterSource Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya River
Chirchiq River mouth Syr Darya
Chirchiq River tributaryOf Syr Darya
Chirchiq River partOf Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya basin
Tien Shan glacial system feeds Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya River
Kara Darya forms Syr Darya
Kara Darya mouth Syr Darya
Kara Darya partOf Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya basin
Kara Darya tributaryOf Syr Darya
Turkestan crossedBy Syr Darya
Otrar locatedNear Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya River
Akhsikent locatedNear Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya River
eastern Uzbekistan hasRiver Syr Darya
Alexandria the Farthest locatedByRiver Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Jaxartes River
Alexandria Ultima locatedOnRiver Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Jaxartes River
Alexandria on the Jaxartes locatedOn Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Jaxartes River
Tashkent Region (surrounding area) hasMajorRiver Syr Darya
subject surface form: Tashkent Region
Arys River mouthOf Syr Darya
Arys River tributaryOf Syr Darya
Arys River partOf Syr Darya
this entity surface form: Syr Darya basin