Murgab ( Turkmen. Murgap ) is a river in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan . The length of the river is 978 km, the basin area is 46 900 km² [1] .
| Murghab | |
|---|---|
| Turkm. Murgap | |
 | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 978 km |
| Pool | 46 900 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | chain of mountain lakes |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Karakum Canal |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Afghanistan | Sari Pul , Faryab , Badghis |
| Turkmenistan | Mary province |
Content
Hydrography
The source is in Afghanistan . The food is mostly snowy. The average water discharge near the village of Tagtabazar , which is 486 km from the mouth, is about 52 m³ / s. The average turbidity of water is 4500 g / m³. [one]
Near the city of Mary , the Karakum Canal flows into Murghab. Further, the river is canalized; collectors from the oasis of Mary also flow into it. The collector channel goes to the north-west, where on the border of the Akhal and Mary regions it forms a network of lakes.
On the river are the Tashkeprinsky, Kazyklybentsky, Kolkhozbentsky, Iolotansky, Hindukushsky and Saryyazinsky reservoirs [1] .
Tributaries
- Abikaisor
- Kashan
- Kushka
- Kaisor
Settlements
Murgap , Mary , Yoletin , Bayramali , Balamurgab .
Settlement Gonur-Depe .
Economic value
Irrigation of agricultural land. Irrigation in the Murgaba Delta dates back to ancient times. [3] Mervsky , Iolatansky and Pendinsky oases are located on the river.
In Culture
The Mugrab River ( Mur Мob ) is mentioned by Alisher Navoi in the poem by the Wall of Iskandar , affirming the integrity of its waters [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ↑ Studiolum :. Abraham Ganz at the Hindukush . Archived on October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Lyapin A.A. Geometry of irrigation systems. On the History of Irrigation in the Murgaba Delta (Southern Turkmenistan) // Issedon - ΙΣΣΕΔΩΝ: Almanac for Ancient History and Culture. - Yekaterinburg: [Ural State University], 2005. - T. 3 . - S. 5-14 . - ISSN 1683-7037 .
- ↑ Wall of Iskandar , XXXV
Literature
- Lyapin A.A. Geometry of irrigation systems. On the History of Irrigation in the Murgaba Delta (Southern Turkmenistan) // Issedon - ΙΣΣΕΔΩΝ: Almanac for Ancient History and Culture. - Yekaterinburg: [Ural State University], 2005. - T. 3 . - S. 5-14 . - ISSN 1683-7037 .
- Lyapin A.A. 1990: On the paleogeography of the Murgaba delta (Bronze Age, Iron Age) // Problems of desert development. 3, 57–65.
- Murghab, a river in Central Asia // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.