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FISH AND FISHERIES AT HIGHER ALTITUDES: ASIA - TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 385 Amu Darya to the Panj; Surkhan; Kafirnigan; Qonduz; Khanabad; Tedzhen; Murgab; Amu Darya basin to the Pamirs The fish fauna of the upper Amu Darya is impoverished in comparison with that of the lower parts of the drainage basin. www.fao.org /docrep/003/x2614e/x2614e08.htm   (2113 words)

Amu Darya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) The Amu Darya River, known in ancient times as the Oxus, is the largest river in central Asia and is formed by the junction of the Pandj and Vakhsh rivers. The delta, illustrated in the Landsat image (01-i02), is bordered by the Kara Kum desert on the west and the Kyzyl Kum desert on the east. The Kara Kum consists of a denuded desert plain with abundant salt flats, soft sediment bluffs, and karst topography. www.geol.lsu.edu /WDD/ASIAN/AmuDarya/amu_darya.htm   (1132 words)

AllRefer.com - Syr Darya (CIS And Baltic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia One of the principal rivers of central Asia, it is formed in the Fergana Valley, E Uzbekistan, by the junction of the Naryn and Kara Darya rivers, which rise in the Tian Shan Mts. The Syr Darya forms the northern and eastern limits of the Kyzyl Kum desert. It is paralleled in its lower course by the Trans-Caspian RR. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SyrDarya.html   (293 words)

Politics Clouds Sharing of Water | Asia Water Wire The Syr Darya basin states hope the forum would lead towards the formation of an international water-power consortium that could help countries with finance-related water-sharing problems to meet their payment obligations. The Syr Darya originates in the Ferghana Valley, in eastern Uzbekistan, where the snow-fed Kyrgyz rivers Naryn and Kara Darya meet. He said the agreement requires the outflow from the Toktogul reservoir not to exceed 600 cubic metres per second in winter, which was not the case in 2004 when Kyrgyzstan used 740 cubic metres per second for electricity generation. www.asiawaterwire.net /node/108   (1116 words)

House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence The vast, inhospitable and sparsely populated Kara and Kyzyl Kum Deserts dominate the region. Taken together, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya account for nearly 90 per cent of the usable water in the Aral Sea Basin, which on average is ca. The devastating social, economic and environmental impacts of excessive water withdrawals from the Amu Darya and other major rivers in Central Asia are well documented with the decline of the Aral Sea being described by UNEP (1992) as "one of the most staggering disasters of the Twentieth century". www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmfaff/349/9032304.htm   (5335 words)

Uzbeks Assail Government's Crackdown KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan - Tormented by worries about their families back home, refugees from the uprising this month in Uzbekistan say they want to return and urge street protests to overthrow authoritarian President Islam Karimov. The refugees in the Kara Darya camp are among thousands believed to have fled into Kyrgyzstan after the violence, some settling in the camp and others taken in by relatives. One of them is a man who said he was shot in the thigh in Andijan and hid with some of his relatives until they were able to take him into Kyrgyzstan, using their experience as strawberry traders to help get him across the border. www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/05/26/141560.xml   (791 words)

Fergana Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The valley owes its fertility to two rivers, the Naryn and the Kara Darya, which unite in the valley, near Namangan, to form the Syr Darya. These streams, and their numerous mountain effluents, not only supply water for irrigation, but also bring down vast quantities of sand, which is deposited alongside their courses, more especially alongside the Syr Darya where it cuts its way through the Khojent-Ajar ridge, forming there the Karakchikum. In 329 BC, Alexander the Great founded a Greek settlement with the city of Alexandria Eschate "The Furthest", in the southwestern part of the Ferghana valley, on the southern bank of the river Syr Darya (ancient Jaxartes), at the location of the modern city of Khujand, in the state of Tajikistan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kara_Darya   (2495 words)

Where can I find Kara Darya information?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Melons, cotton and the Aral Sea The Kara Kum canal takes such huge quantities of water for irrigation from theAmu Darya river which empties into the Aral Sea, that the sea has virtually disappeared. The valley owes its fertility to two rivers, the Naryn und the Kara Darya, which unite in the valley, abreast Namangan, to chop the Syr Darya. In 329 BC, Alexander the Great founded a Greek dauntlessness with the megalopolitan of Alexandria Eschate "The Furthest", in the southwestern fixing of the Ferghana valley, on the southern stockpile of the river Syr Darya (ancient Jaxartes), at the venue of the modern megalopolitan of Khujand, in the contingency of Tajikistan. en.100-pro.info /Kara_Darya   (2680 words)

Aral Sea Kara Kum desert in E Turkmenistan to a large delta on the Aral Sea in NW Uzbekistan. in the Fergana Valley in Eastern Uzbekistan, by the confluence of the Naryn and Kara Darya rivers (which rise in the snowy Tian Shan) and flows west through northern Tajikistan, then northwest through E Uzbekistan and along the edge of the Kyzylkum desert to the northern end of the Aral Sea. Irrigation efficiencies in the region are said to be no better than 40 or 50 per cent - the rest is lost before it reaches the fields; the water soaks into unlined canals, or is evaporated. www.ldeo.columbia.edu /~martins/hydro/case_studies/aral_sea.html   (1627 words)

Syr Darya River, one of the major rivers of Uzbekistan and Central Asia :: Oxus and Jaxartes - ancient names of Amu ... Syr Darya River, one of the major rivers of Uzbekistan and Central Asia. One of the major rivers of Central Asia, it is formed in the Fergana Valley, by the junction of the Naryn and Kara Darya rivers, which rise in the Tian Shan mountains. The Oxus River was the name that the classical Greek geographers (such as Herodotus) used for the Amu Darya (Darya is Persian for "sea"). www.orexca.com /syr_darya_river_uzbekistan.shtml   (337 words)

Scores of Uzbeks Expelled From Kyrgyzstan Uzbek refugees rest in a tent in a refugee camp near the border with Uzbekistan in Kara Darya, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, May 23, 2005. Ignoring their pleas for asylum, Kyrgyzstan has expelled scores of Uzbeks who fled the unrest in their country, but other refugees said they'd decided to return home so they could continue their struggle against the government. KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan has expelled scores of Uzbeks who fled the unrest in their country, a Kyrgyz official said Monday, but other refugees said they'd decided to return home so they could continue their struggle against the government. www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/05/23/139149.xml   (870 words)

Amnesty FM - live via internet! KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan - Tormented by worries about their families back home, refugees from the uprising this month in Uzbekistan... KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan - Tormented by worries about their... Uzbek refugee woman sits in the tent at a camp near the border with Uzbekistan in Kara Darya, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday,... archive.wn.com /2005/05/26/1400/amnestyfm   (513 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) The Syr Darya (anciently Jaxartes) is formed by the junction of two streams, the Naryn and the Kara Darya, which rise far to the east in the Tien Shan Mountains. Overrun by Arabs in the eighth century, the Mongol leader Genghis Khan in the thirteenth century, Tamerlane the Great in the fourteenth century, and the Uzbeks in the sixteenth century, the Fergana basin was eventually taken by the Russians in 1875–1876. This key region in the upper course of the Syr Darya was divided between the Uzbek and Kyrgiz socialist republics during the era of the Soviet Union. ebookpreview.abc-clio.com /ebooks/1576075796/pg_274.asp   (652 words)

HORIZON travel Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Jalal-Abad lies at the foot of the Ayubtau mountains, where the rivers Kok Art and Kara Darya meet together, and it is also the capital of the region with the same name. It is situated between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya, borders on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Kara Kum Desert is one of greatest deserts of the world and covers 80 % of the territory of the country. www.horizon.elcat.kg /english/intro.html   (9276 words)

Embassy of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) As rivers and winds kept changing their directions, the upper layer of soil was continuously displaced from one place to another. The middle and lower reaches of the Amu Darya River (about 1,415 km) and the middle reaches of the Syr Darya River (2,212 km) run along the territory of Uzbekistan. Small rivers in the country are: Naryn, Kara Darya, Sokh. www.uzbekembassy.org /index.cfm/act/uzbekistan/get/nature   (1933 words)

Uzbek survivors recount terror Uncertain about their future and longing for justice, some of the 534 men, women and children who made it to Kyrgyzstan gave their own account Tuesday of last week's bloody suppression of a revolt in the Uzbek city of Andijan. The survivors, including 96 women and 21 children, are living in 10 crowded tents provided by Kyrgyz authorities just a couple hundred yards from the Uzbek border, in the green hills on the bank of the Kara Darya River. Tavakal Khojiyev, 28, one of activists in the uprising, said the protesters' only demand was that the government allow free business activity. in.rediff.com /news/2005/may/18uzbek.htm   (744 words)

Kyrgyz Post KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan - Tormented by worries about their families back home, refugees from the uprising this month in Uzbekistan say they... Uzbek refugee woman sits in the tent at a camp near the border with Uzbekistan in Kara Darya, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, May 25, 2005. The State KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan - Tormented by worries about their families back home, refugees from the upri... archive.wn.com /2005/05/26/1400/kyrgyzpost   (470 words)

[No title] Embankment of the Syr Darya by the fort. Ferry crossing the Syr Darya at the city of Chinaz. Chast' goroda prilegaiushchaia k medrese Begler Begi Translation: Syr Darya oblast. memory.loc.gov /service/pnp/ppmsca/09900/09951/09951.txt   (7712 words)

Syr Darya - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) SYR DARYA [Syr Darya] or Syrdarya, ancient Jaxartes or Yaxartes, Pers. Alexander the Great in his conquest of Persia reached the river c.329 BC and may have founded the chief city on its course—Khudjand—on the site of an older city. Kazakhstan -- World Bank supports improvement of environmental conditions, agriculture and fish production in the Syr Darya river basin. www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-syrdarya.html   (353 words)

The Epoch Times | Uzbek Refugees Facing Uncertain Future A Kyrgyz border guard patrols a refugee camp just outside the Kyrgyz village of Barash, some 40 kilometers from Andijan, at the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border, 23 May 2005. In the Kyrgyz border town of Kara Darya the impact of last week’s bloody crackdown by Uzbek authorities is still being felt. The reportedly 500 plus Uzbeks are struggling to gain legal status as refugees in Kyrgyzstan. en.epochtimes.com /news/5-6-1/29202.html   (429 words)

Kyrgyz officials expel Uzbeks seeking haven KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyzstan has expelled scores of Uzbeks who fled the unrest in their country, a Kyrgyz official said today, but other refugees said they’d decided to return home so they could continue their struggle against the government. "We have nothing to lose," said Khasan Shakirov, surrounded by several dozen other Uzbek refugees at their tent camp near of Kara Darya. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. www.columbiatribune.com /2005/May/20050523News022.asp   (348 words)

[ RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY ] Most of the international attention to the need to rehabilitate the tailings dumps has been focused on the town of Maili-Suu in southern Kyrgyzstan's Djalal-Abad Oblast, because these sites potentially could contaminate parts of the Ferghana Valley, one of the Central Asia region's most populous areas. Should there be a large leakage of radioactive material from the dumps, it could affect not only the Ferghana Valley but also the cities of Khujand and Tashkent, and the lower course of the Syr Darya, possibly reaching what remains of the Aral Sea. The canyon through which the Maili-Suu River flows is subject to frequent landslides, particularly after heavy rains. www.rferl.org /newsline/2003/09/5-NOT/not-290903.asp?po=y   (678 words)

NTI: Country Overviews: Kyrgyzstan: Nuclear Facilities Many waste sites are located in areas prone to earthquakes and landslides and thus pose an environmental safety hazard to Kyrgyzstan and the region. The material is buried under thin layers of gravel, sand, and clay. Earthquakes and landslides common to the area threaten to send the material into the nearby Mayli-Suu river and ultimately into the water system of the heavily populated Fergana Valley through the Kara Darya and Syr Darya rivers. nti.org /e_research/profiles/Kyrgyzstan/Nuclear/4794_4936.html   (690 words)

The Epoch Times | Uzbek Refugees Facing Uncertain Future A Kyrgyz border guard patrols a refugee camp just outside the Kyrgyz village of Barash, some 40 kilometers from Andijan, at the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border, 23 May 2005. In the Kyrgyz border town of Kara Darya the impact of last week’s bloody crackdown by Uzbek authorities is still being felt. The reportedly 500 plus Uzbeks are struggling to gain legal status as refugees in Kyrgyzstan. www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-6-1/29202.html   (429 words)

War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan -- Hundreds of Uzbek refugees appealed for asylum in Kyrgyzstan, saying they fear for their lives if they return to their country, where police rounded up witnesses to a bloody crackdown on dissent in defiance of international calls for a U.N. investigation. On Friday, the refugees, who are living in tents in this border town, wrote a collective letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, begging for protection and urging international pressure on Uzbek President Islam Karimov to improve his human rights record. Atamatov said his wife and his wife's mother and sister also made it to Kyrgyzstan but his five children remained in Andijan. www.christusrex.org /www1/news/nyt-5-22-05e.htm   (971 words)

Darya Darya. Monday, January 12, 2004. * :maryamflower.blogspot.com/ - January 12, 2004 -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Syr Darya or Syrdarya, ancient Jaxartes or Yaxartes, Pers. By the junction of the Naryn and Kara Darya rivers, which rise in the Tian Shan mts. There are many reasons why it's better to celebrate Thanksgiving in Ukraine than in the United States. www.99hosted.com /names1204.html   (201 words)

Uzbek refugees turned away - The Boston Globe Uzbek refugees turned away - The Boston Globe KARA DARYA, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyz officials said yesterday that they were turning back more refugees from neighboring Uzbekistan, and other Uzbeks who already fled a bloody government crackdown said they would go home voluntarily to press for President Islam Karimov's ouster. Uzbeks sheltering at a makeshift camp near this border town said that despite their fears about safety they would stage a peaceful march to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, and hoped others would join them. www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/05/24/uzbek_refugees_turned_away   (417 words)

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