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Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population. [9] The Yangtze has played a major role in the history, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war.
This is a List of rivers of Asia. It includes major, notable rivers in Asia. Alphabetical order ... Largest primary rivers of Asia by discharge: River Average ...
The Amu Darya (/ ˌ ɑː m uː ˈ d ɑːr j ə / AH-moo DAR-yə), [a] (Persian: آمو دریا) also shortened to Amu and historically known as the Oxus (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə s / OK-səss), [2] [b] is a major river in Central Asia, which flows through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.
This is a list of longest rivers of Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. River Countries Length km mi 1
'Source of Three Rivers'), is an area of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai province, China which contains the headwaters of three great rivers of Asia: the Yellow, the Yangtze, and the Mekong. Parts of the area were protected as the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve ( SNNR ), also called the Three Rivers Nature Reserve .
Chishui River (Chinese: 赤水河; pinyin: Chìshuǐ Hé; historically, 赤水; Chìshuǐ [1]) is a major tributary of the upper Yangtze. Its name literally means "red water river"/"red river" [ a ] because it shows reddish color in lower stream due to a large sediment concentration.
In their old homes, they could take water from wells and the river itself, but the relocation village has no fresh water source. A World Bank report acknowledged a delay in getting water access for the new village, but said the village’s water issues had been solved by late 2012. The villagers say that’s not true.
On the journey back home from the Ganges, they carry small quantities of river water with them for use in rituals; Ganga Jal, literally "the water of the Ganges". [66] The Ganges is the embodiment of all sacred waters in Hindu mythology. [67] Local rivers are said to be like the Ganges and are sometimes called the local Ganges. [67]