Back Amoedarja Afrikaans جيحون (نهر) Arabic نهر جيحون ARZ Ríu Amu Daria AST Amudərya Azerbaijani آمودریا چایی AZB Амударъя Bashkir Amu Darya BCL Амудар’я Byelorussian Амудар’я BE-X-OLD
The Amu Darya (Persian: آمودریا, Āmūdaryā; Arabic: جيحون, Jihôn or Jayhoun; Hebrew: גּוֹזָן, Gozan ), also called Oxus and Amu River, is a major river in Central Asia. It is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj. In ancient times, the river was regarded as the boundary between Iran and Turan.[1]
- ↑ B. Spuler, ĀMŪ DARYĀ[permanent dead link], in Encyclopædia Iranica, online ed., 2009