Bartang River
Sign in to saveThe Bartang (Russian and Tajik: Бартанг, Persian: برتنگ) is a river of Central Asia, and is a tributary to the Panj which itself is a tributary to the Amu Darya. In its middle and upper reaches, it is respectively known as the Murghab and Aksu; it flows through the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan, then through the Rushon District of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, Tajikistan. The river is long ( excluding Aksu and Murghab) and has a basin area of .
Key facts
- River.name
- Bartang
- River.image
- Рекабартанг.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Bartang river, a view from the air
- River.mouth
- Panj
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Afghanistan, Tajikistan
- River.length_km
- 528
- River.basin_size_km2
- 24700
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The Bartang (Russian and Tajik: Бартанг, Persian: برتنگ) is a river of Central Asia, and is a tributary to the Panj which itself is a tributary to the Amu Darya. In its middle and upper reaches, it is respectively known as the Murghab and Aksu; it flows through the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan, then through the Rushon District of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, Tajikistan. The river is long ( excluding Aksu and Murghab) and has a basin area of .
==Course== The river rises from Chaqmaqtin Lake, which is located near Bazai Gumbad in the Wakhan District of Afghanistan, where it is known as the Aksu or Oksu ("white water"). It then flows east and crosses into Tajikistan, then turns north to the city of Murghab passing the village of Shaimak.