Tarim [1] ( Uig. تارىم , Chinese. 塔里木河 ) is a large river, which is the main axis of the internal river system of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China . The total length of 1321 [2] km. The average annual runoff near the Aral Sea is over 2500 m³ / s [3] .
| Tarim | |
|---|---|
| Uig. تريم , Chinese. 塔里木河 | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 1321 km |
| Water consumption | 2500 m³ / s ( Aral ) |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | river confluence: Aksu and Yarkend |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Lobnor |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |
 - source  - mouth | |
It is formed at the confluence of the Aksu and Yarkend rivers and flows eastward, enveloping the Takla-Makan desert . In full-flowing years it reaches the salt marsh east of Lake Karaburanköl [3] . Previously, the river fed Lake Lobnor , until it dried out.
Water is used for irrigation. About 10 million Uyghurs , Chinese and Mongols live in the river valley.
Content
Hydrography
Drain Mode
Due to hot weather and seepage, the river is shallow, especially between October and April . The water in the river is very muddy, often changes its course, like many rivers in Central Asia . The river is lost in the desert - a dry delta. In the valley grow tugai (tugai forest), surrounded by sand dunes. It freezes in winter.
Tributaries
- Taushkandarya
- Aksu
- Hotan
- Yarkend
- Muzart
Flora and Fauna
Tarim and its tributaries are rich in fish ( marinka , ottoman , char ), in the lower reaches there are reed beds with nests of waterfowl.
Economic value
Despite the active support provided by the Chinese authorities for large-scale irrigation, most of the fertile land is used to maintain a traditional oasis economy, common in Muslim countries.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 469. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ Information board on the Tarim River (Inaccessible link) . Archived October 22, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.