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River in Turkmenistan
The
Kushk
(known in Turkmenistan as
Gu?gy
) is a river which, for a portion of its course, forms the boundary between
Afghanistan
and
Turkmenistan
, and used to form part of the southernmost border of the
Russian Empire
and the
Soviet Union
. The Kushk is fed by the
Aq Robat
and
Galleh Chagar
rivers in north-western Afghanistan.
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After 150 km, it flows into the
Murghab River
.
Etymology
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It is also known as
Kushka River
.
[4]
The river gives its name to
Kushk
,
[
citation needed
]
the chief town in the
Afghan
province of
Herat
, situated some 32 kilometres (20 mi) from the Turkmenistan border, and to
Kushka
(now
Serhetabat
), a former military post on the border of Turkmenistan. There it joins Egriyok River and then pours into
Morgh?b River
.
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In the summer months, parts of the river are dry but in general the river irrigates farmland in the lower parts.
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Geography
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One bridge over the river was built in 1960, it carries a railroad track. Linking
Torghundi
with
Serhetabat
. It later had a road bridge built as well. For about 16 km of its path, the Kushk river marks the border between Afghanistan and
Turkmenistan
.
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This river flows towards northwest and after passing the town of Koshk-e Kohneh joins Moqor river.
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The Kushk was once also crossed by the Chahil Dukhteran Bridge (or 'Pul-i-Kishti'), now in ruins.
[1]
Ecological significance
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The region of the Kushka River was home to the
Persian leopard
. In the past, the
Caspian tiger
and
Asiatic cheetah
had occurred here.
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See also
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References
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a
b
c
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Development Law Service
Sources of International Water Law (2001)
, p. 243, at
Google Books
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"DLM 3 Rivers of the Hindu Kush, Pamir, and Hindu Raj"
.
International Programs
. 24 April 2019
. Retrieved
31 October
2020
.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain
:
Chisholm, Hugh
, ed. (1911). "
Kushk
".
Encyclopædia Britannica
(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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Igor S. Zonn, Andrey G. Kostianoy (Editors)
The Turkmen Lake Altyn Asyr and Water Resources in Turkmenistan
at
Google Books
- ^
a
b
c
"Kushk River | river, Asia"
.
Encyclopedia Britannica
. Retrieved
2020-09-04
.
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"Kushk River | river, Asia"
.
Encyclopedia Britannica
. Retrieved
2020-07-26
.
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Heptner, V. G., Sludskij, A. A. (1992) [1972].
"Cheetah,
Pardus
"
.
Mlekopitaju??ie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vys?aia ?kola
[
Mammals of the Soviet Union. Volume II, Part 2. Carnivora (Hyaenas and Cats)
]. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp. 702?733.
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