Nature and fauna of the Tajikistan
Romans Arzjancevs
© Romans Arzjancevs, 2016
ISBN 978-5-4483-5573-8
Created with intellectual publishing system Ridero
25 May 2015, Monday
I wrote about one of the most important and greatest rivers in Central Asia – the Amu Darya River, maybe, today it is the time to write about another big river, the second biggest river in Central Asia, and it is the Syr Darya River. Well, this river also is very long, its length amounts to about two thousand and two hundred kilometres, well, of course, it is the second biggest river in Central Asia region after Amu Darya whose length amounts to about two thousand and four hundred kilometres (2 400 km). Well, the Syr Darya River, like the Amu Darya River, also is crossing the territories of four Central Asian countries, such as Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan; and they are, of course, not the same territories of countries where Amy Darya flows, and they, you know, are Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Well, as quite often I need to write, the Syr Darya River also starts in the Tian Shan Mountains area which is located in the Kyrgyz Republic, and elevation of their highest point is about six hundred metres, therefore, this mountainous area has almost the same elevation as the Pamir Mountains which lies north of the Tian Shan Mountains. The Tian Shan Mountains occupy a part of Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia and the Republic of Uzbekistan. So, looking at geographical maps of the Central Asia Region one can see that the Syr Darya River starts from the top of the Tian Shan Mountains area in the central part of the Kyrgyz Republic, then runs to the western part of the Central Asia, through Kyrgyzstan territory, after that turning south and crossing some northern areas of Tajikistan, namely, the Sughd Region, and especially near Khujand town which is located near the Uzbekistan border, thus, in the Northwest part of the Republic of Tajikistan. After that the Syr Darya River changes its direction, and turns to the Northwest part of the Central Asia and flows through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, from southeast to northwest where it flows into the Aral Sea. So, this river covers a large part of Central Asia region where especially cotton is cultivated which is, of course, the most valuable agricultural crop in Central Asia, and, of course, it refers to Uzbekistan, and, of course, there are vast areas occupied by cotton cultivated fields. So, as usual it can be, the Syr Darya River flows with a higher speed in the Kyrgyz Republic, especially near the Tian Shan Mountains where the river starts, and then goes to the north-western parts of Central Asia region, to the Aral Sea where the Syr Darya runs into; and speed of Syr Darya waters is no so fast there. So, as you know, the river length amounts to two thousand and two hundred kilometres (2 200) km, and, together with the Amu Darya River it is one of the biggest rivers in Central Asia region. So, of course, Syr Darya plays the same important role as Amu Darya in every respect of life in this region including economic, social, cultural, historical and maybe also demographic sphere. Well, but if you want to know, the Syr Darya River, of course, also flows not on a large area of the Republic of Tajikistan, and is the boundary river between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, it touches the Sughd Region of the Republic of Tajikistan, runs through Khujand town, the administrative capital of that province. But it is also quite necessary to write something about main river sources of Syr Darya. Well, one of them is the Naryn River which crosses Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan having a length of about eight hundred kilometres (807 km), to be precise, and flows into Syr Darya. But another river which also flows into Syr Darya is the Kara Darya River which, of course, is not so big, having a length of only about one hundred and seventy seven kilometres (177 km). Well, of course, Kara Darya is not so big as, for example, other source rivers of Amu Darya (2 400 km) are: the Panj River of Vaksh River (790 km) or the main source river of Syr Darya (2 220 km), such as the Naryn River whose length is about 807 km, because of that the Kara Darya River can’t be considered as a bug river. Kara Darya runs through the territory of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and flows into the Syr Darya River. Well, there are also some pictures of that river, Kara Darya, and looking at some views of the rover, one can say that it is not a mountain river as other rivers in Central Asia are, it has a slow speed and its waters are calm, and one can say that it is something unbelievable in the Central Asia region.
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The length of the Amu Darya River is about 2 400 km; it flows through for Central Asian countries – Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Its source is in the Pamir Mountains, near Zorkul Lake and Concord Peak. It runs along the border of two countries- Tajikistan and Afghanistan. In the area near Afghanistan and Turkmenistan border it turns north, and crosses the Eastern desert part of Turkmenistan, crosses the border with Uzbekistan, goes into Uzbekistan territory and flows into the Aral Sea (Lake). The main source rives of Amy Darya are Panj river flowing south From Amu Darya near the Afghanistan and Tajikistan border, and Vakhsh river which flows from the north near Tajikistan.
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Well, one river of the two main rivers of Central Asia is Syr Darya whose length amounts to about two thousand and two hundred kilometres, and it runs through for main Central Asian countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Well, Syr Darya begins in the central part of the Kyrgyz Republic, and, in particular, from the Tian Shan Mountains area whose altitude above sea level is about five thousand and five hundred meters. Well, Syr Darya runs through the Kyrgyzstan territory; then it becomes a boundary river with the Republic of Tajikistan, further it flows through the territory of Sughd Region of the Republic of Tajikistan, after that it turns north and separates the south-east part of Uzbekistan flowing to northwest parts of the Republic of Kazakhstan territory into the Aral Sea, as also the Amu Darya river – the first biggest river in Central Asia does.
Well, this river (Syr Darya) has two source rivers, such as Naryn River whose length is about 806 km and which flows through the territories of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan into the Syr Darya River. There is also another main source river of Syr Darya, and it is Kara Darya which is, of course, smaller than other main rivers of Central Asia, its length amounts to about one hundred and eighty kilometres, it flows into Syr Darya and also is crossing two countries of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. So, that was, of course, very interesting to know about Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers and their source rivers.
Syr Darya (2 200 km) from the Tian Shan Mountains; its source rivers are Naryn River and Kara Darya.
26 May 2015, Tuesday
Well, you know that yesterday you wrote about two main rivers of the Central Asia region – Amu Darya and Syr Darya, but why not to write about some other rivers or water resources which the Republic of Tajikistan has. Of course, these rivers about which you wrote yesterday are flowing not only through the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, but also through the territories of other Central Asian countries; for example, Amu Darya runs through the countries such as Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and other great river of Central Asia – Syr Darya – runs through the territory of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Well, both of these rivers flow into the Aral Sea or lake. Well, according to information, the Republic of Tajikistan has about nine hundred rivers having mountain specificity, or simply said, they are heading from the top of Pamir Mountains. Well, maybe it’s worth to write about one river which runs from in southwest part of the Republic of Tajikistan, that is, in the Khatlon Region area. It is the Kyzylsy River whose length amounts to two hundred and thirty kilometres, and, as a matter of fact, this river runs from the northwest part of Khatlon Province in the Republic of Tajikistan to south-west of the region where near the Afghanistan border it flows into the Panj River. So, in my opinion, the Kyzylsu river, maybe, has not a fast water speed, because the southwest areas of the Republic of Tajikistan are rather flat-bottomed lands, only those places located near the Afghanistan border are more elevated, than place where the Kyzylsu River flows into the Panj River. Well, there are also some other important rivers it the Republic of Tajikistan,