This ancient river civilization became known as "Transoxania," or "Beyond the Oxus River," another name for the Amu Darya. Between 650 and 760 A.D., prominent settlements thrived here, fending off ...

Termez, Uzbekistan — The Amu Darya, one of two main rivers that for millennia fed the now rapidly shrinking Aral Sea, no longer does. Reporting by VOA along the length of the river in Uzbekistan ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea.

The commission had estimated that 2.1 km3 would reach the “Aral Region and Aral Sea” in 2024 via the Amu Darya River, but only 59% of that amount, or 1.24 km3, was actually reported.

It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea.

It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea.

It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea. Now a canal being built by the ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea.