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

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
approximateLength 877 km
about 540 miles
associatedWith Bukhara oasis
linked to: Bukhara Region

Samarkand oasis
linked to: Samarkand
basinCountry Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
cityOnRiver Bukhara
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Samarkand
climateZone arid and semi-arid
continent Asia
country Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
countrySubdivision Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan
linked to: Bukhara Region

Samarkand Region of Uzbekistan
linked to: Samarkand Region

Sughd Region of Tajikistan
linked to: Sughd Region
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 Zeravshan Valley
historicalImportance Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
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 basin (historically, via distributaries and irrigation canals)
linked to: Amu Darya Delta
primaryWaterSource glacial meltwater
snowmelt
region Bukhara Region
Samarkand Region
Sughd Region
sourceLocation Tajikistan
sourceMountainRange Zeravshan Range
sourceRegion 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

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amu Darya tributary Zeravshan River
Bukhara river Zarafshan River
subject linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
linked to: Zeravshan River
Samarkand locatedIn Zarafshan River valley
linked to: Zeravshan River
Navoi locatedOnRiver Zarafshan River
linked to: Zeravshan River
Oxus River majorTributary Zarafshan River (historically)
linked to: Zeravshan River