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The Syr Darya / ˌ s ɪər ˈ d ɑːr j ə / SEER-DAR-yə, [a] [b] historically known as the Jaxartes (/ dʒ æ k ˈ s ɑːr t iː z / jak-SAR-teez, Ancient Greek: Ἰαξάρτης), is a river in Central Asia.
The Syr-Darya Oblast was founded after annexing the northwestern part of Khanate of Kokand, Chimkent ( established in 1709, declaring independence from Emirate of Bukhara) and the northwestern part of Khanate of Khiva (for Amu Darya Okrug at present Karakalpakstan) in 1867.
The Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi), or Syr Darya shovelnose sturgeon, [1] is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, where it is endemic to the Syr Darya River and, before its drainage, the Aral Sea .
All of the water flowing into the desert basin from the Syr Darya now stays in the Northern Aral Sea." Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.
The North Aral Sea (Kazakh: Soltüstık Aral teñızı) is the portion of the former Aral Sea that is fed by the Syr Darya River. It split from the South Aral Sea in 1987–1988 [2] as water levels dropped due to river diversion for agriculture.
Geographically, it is the region between the rivers Amu Darya to its south and the Syr Darya to its north. [2] The region of Transoxiana was one of the satrapies (provinces) of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia under the name Sogdia.
Sirdaryo Region (Uzbek: Sirdaryo viloyati, Сирдарё вилояти) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. It borders with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Tashkent Region, and Jizzakh Region.
The goal was to prioritize the Syr Darya river plain, in order to further protect the wildlife of the area. [1] Additionally the Syr Darya river irrigates many of the agricultural regions in the whole of Central Asia. The area of the park is 120,000 hectares (roughly 296,526 acres).