Syr Darya

[ seer dahr-yuh; Russian sir duh-ryah ]

/ ˈsɪər ˈdɑr yə; Russian ˈsɪr dʌˈryɑ /

noun

a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan, through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. 1300 miles (2100 km) long.

Ancient Jax·ar·tes

[jak-sahr-teez] /dʒækˈsɑr tiz/

Example sentences from the Web for jaxartes

The valleys of the Oxus and Jaxartes are very fertile, but the rest of the extensive province is almost a desert.

The Story of Russia |R. Van Bergen, M.A.
He was engaged victoriously in several combats with the Russians, who were pressing on from the Jaxartes.

Travels in Central Asia |Arminius Vmbry
In 1847 the Russians founded a fort at the mouth of the Jaxartes or Syr-darya.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various
After a bloody struggle the Turanians are compelled to retire, first beyond the Oxus, and then beyond the Jaxartes.

The History of Antiquity |Max Duncker

Tīmūr died soon after crossing the Jaxartes, on the 1st of April, 1406, and China was saved from this dreadful scourge.

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official |William Sleeman

British Dictionary definitions for jaxartes (1 of 2)

Jaxartes

/ (dʒækˈsɑːtiːz) /

noun

the ancient name for Syr Darya

British Dictionary definitions for jaxartes (2 of 2)

Syr Darya

/ (Russian sir darjˈja) /

noun

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

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Syr Darya

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