a river in central Asia, rising in the Pamirs and flowing northwest through the Hindu Kush and across Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to its delta in the Aral Sea: forms much of the N border of Afghanistan and is important for irrigation. Length: 2400 km (1500 miles)
Ancient name: Oxus
Amu Darya in American English
(ɑˈmu ˈdɑrjɑ)
river in central Asia rising in the Pamir Mountains & flowing west & northwest into the Aral Sea: c. 1,600 mi (2,575 km)