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This is a List of rivers of Asia. It includes major, notable rivers in Asia. Alphabetical order. Amu Darya - Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan - Aral Sea;
Category: Rivers of Southeast Asia. 9 languages. ... Rivers of the Philippines (3 C, 97 P) S. Rivers of Singapore (11 P) T. Rivers of Thailand (5 C, 99 P) V.
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. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. River
The Mekong or Mekong River is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia [1] with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) [1] and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water annually. [2]
The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, [2] flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar (Burma), with a short section forming the border of Burma and Thailand. Throughout most of its course, it runs swiftly through rugged ...
The Golden Triangle is a large, mountainous region of approximately 200,000 km 2 (77,000 sq mi) [1] in northeastern Myanmar, northwestern Thailand and northern Laos, centered on the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers.
In this fashion, China has built 11 giant dams on the Mekong River (and is constructing or planning at least eight more), thereby gaining geopolitical leverage over its Southeast Asian neighbors ...
Boats on the Red River Wharf by painter Đỗ Đức Thuận in 1930. In the 19th century, the Red River was thought to be a lucrative trade route to China. The late 19th-century French explorers were able to travel up the Red River until Manhao in South Yunnan, and then overland toward Kunming. [5]