a river in central Asia, formed from two headstreams rising in the Tian Shan: flows generally west to the Aral Sea: the longest river in central Asia. Length: (from the source of the Naryn) 2900 km (1800 miles)
Ancient name: Jaxartes
Syr Darya in American English
(sɪʀ ˈdɑʀjɑ)
river in central Asia, flowing from the Tian Shan Mountains into the Aral Sea: c. 1,700 mi (2,736 km)