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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 played a unique role in the life of Otrar and the whole region, and its waters were used for irrigation. They were also known for being abundant with fish and its shores were covered with rich vegetation and were also home to many birds and animals.
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.
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.
Kangju appears to be a civilisation known to Soviet archaeologists as the "Kaunchi Culture", dating from the 2nd century BCE to the early 8th century CE, and centred on the middle course of the Syr Darya and its tributaries: the Angren, Chirchik, and Keles. The culture was named after an ancient townsite now known as Kaunchi-Tepe, which was ...
The ancient Greco-Roman geographer Strabo noted that the four tribes that took down the Bactrians in the Greek and Roman account – the Asioi, Pasianoi, Tokharoi and Sakaraulai – came from land north of the Syr Darya where the Ili and Chu valleys are located.
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).
Syria's National Symphony Orchestra held its first performance since the fall of Assad, who ran a secular police state but allowed space for art and culture that didn't challenge his rule.