It is known as the Chakshu in the Puranas, and as the Gihun in Genesis, though the latter assignment is disputed.
It is known as the Chakshu in the Puranas, and as the Gihun in Genesis, though the latter assignment is disputed. It is formed where the Vakhsh meets the Pandj, which itself originates in the Pamir mountains and which forms the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. After the confluence, it flows through Urgench and Dashoguz. It is tapped by the Karakum Canal, one of the longest in the world, which was opened to develop a cotton industry and supply water to Ashgabat. Herodotus called it the Oxus river, and in ancient times the river flowed into Lake Srykamysh; however, nowadays it flows into a lake that has lost more than 80% of its volume due to evaporation and irrigation. Running northwest before emptying into that body of water, the Aral Sea, name, for 10 points, this longest river of central Asia.
It is known as the Chakshu in the Puranas, and as the Gihun in Genesis, though the latter assignment is disputed.
{Amu Darya}