Amu Darya - The Amu Darya is the deepest river in Central Asia. Forming by the confluence of the Panj and Vakhsh, it rises in the territory of Tajikistan. Running 1400 km through the territories of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, it flows into the Aral Sea.
- The name of the Amu Darya comes from the words “Amu” (the name of the ancient city of Amul) and “darya” meaning “river”. However, in ancient times it was called the Vakhsh in honor of Zoroastrian goddess of water and fertility. Today Vakhsh is only the name of its tributary. Moreover, at various times this majestic river was called as Rakha, Arankha, Dzheykhun, Okuz, Oksho, while Greeks called it Oxus during the Asian campaign of Alexander the Great.
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