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The 27 pages that link to Amu Darya, each with the reason it gives.

• Aral SeaRelated: Its diversion into irrigation canals sharply reduced water reaching the southern basin.

• TurkmenistanRelated: It supplies water to eastern Turkmenistan and irrigated farming.

• BactriaRelated: Its upper reaches formed the geographic core of ancient Bactria.

• TransoxianaRelated: It formed the region’s southern boundary and supported oasis settlement.

• TajikistanRelated: The Panj forms much of Tajikistan’s southern border before joining the Vakhsh to create the Amu Darya.

• Aral Sea disasterRelated: Its diversion for irrigation sharply reduced inflow to the southern Aral Sea.

• Pamir MountainsRelated: Pamir headwaters feed the river system that drains much of the surrounding highlands.

• Cotton production in UzbekistanRelated: Its water has supported irrigated cotton fields in southern and western Uzbekistan.

• Khanate of KhivaRelated: Its waters supported settlement and agriculture in the khanate’s core territory.

• KhwarazmRelated: Its lower reaches and delta sustained Khwarazm’s settlements and agriculture.

• Karakum CanalRelated: The canal draws its water from this river.

• Karakum DesertRelated: The river marks the desert’s eastern boundary.

• Qutayba ibn MuslimRelated: Crossing and securing the Oxus linked Qutayba’s bases to Transoxiana.

• Aralkum DesertRelated: Its waters were diverted for irrigation, reducing inflow to the sea.

• Caspian tigerRelated: Its floodplain forests formed part of the tiger’s western Central Asian habitat.

• Kyzylkum DesertRelated: It forms the Kyzylkum’s southern and western boundary across much of the region.

• KarakalpakstanRelated: Its lower reaches cross Karakalpakstan and sustain settlements and irrigated agriculture.

• South Aral SeaRelated: Its diversion for irrigation deprived the South Aral Sea of its principal freshwater inflow.

• NukusRelated: Its waters and diversion for irrigation are central to the region’s environmental history.

• TürkmenabatRelated: Türkmenabat lies on its eastern bank, where the river shapes local settlement and transport.

• Mazar-i-SharifRelated: The river marks the broader northern landscape around the city.

• TaloqanRelated: The river marks the northern boundary of Takhar Province near Taloqan.

• Turan DepressionRelated: Its lower course crosses the depression and has fed the Aral basin.