Qashqadaryo River
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Qashqadaryo River is a river in southern Uzbekistan
. Length: 378 km, basin: 6,800 km2. In flows within the Qarshi Steppe without drain.
By the river is the city of Qarshi
, the capital of the Qashqadaryo Province
, which lies within the basin of the river.
The river takes some water from Zeravshan
via the Eskianhor canal
and forms the Chimkurgan
reservoir.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. Length: 378 km, basin: 6,800 km2. In flows within the Qarshi Steppe without drain.
By the river is the city of Qarshi
Qarshi
Qarshi is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Province and has a population of 197,600 . It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent, and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. It is located at latitude 38° 51' 48N; longitude 65° 47'...
, the capital of the Qashqadaryo Province
Qashqadaryo Province
Qashqadaryo Province , is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the country in the basin of the Qashqadaryo River and the western slopes of the Pamir Mountains. It borders with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Samarqand Province, Buxoro Province and Surxondaryo Province. It covers...
, which lies within the basin of the river.
The river takes some water from Zeravshan
Zeravshan
Zeravshan River is a river in Central Asia. Its name, "sprayer of gold" in Persian, refers to the presence of gold-bearing sands in the upper reaches of the river. To the ancient Greeks it was known as the Polytimetus...
via the Eskianhor canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
and forms the Chimkurgan
Chimkurgan
Chimkurgan is a river-side town in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd province. -External links:*...
reservoir.