Murghab River

Murghab

Course of the Murghab in southeast Turkmenistan

The Murghab (also Morghab or Murgap; Russian Мургаб, in ancient Greek or Margus Μάργος Margo ) is a 978 km long river in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan ( Central Asia).

It rises in northwestern Afghanistan in the Paropamisus chain. For now, as a natural dividing line of Bandi - Turkestan in the north and the Paropamisus range in the south in a valley to the west -flowing and then to the northwest snapping off he reached the city of Bala Murghab. From there it forms about 16 km long natural border with Turkmenistan, which he finally reached the last-mentioned State. There his water gradually becomes evident in the Karakum desert. In it, he runs as an alien river further to the northwest, with the southwest of the water of its largest tributary joins - the Kuschka. Both rivers are at or Dashköpri Yolöten dammed by a shut-off to a reservoir (36 ° 26 ' 47 " N, 62 ° 38 ' 6" O36.44638888888962.635083333333 ). The river of railway tracks Henceforth, accompanied by Mary. If he carries enough water, its water seeps under an inland delta, which begins to split at Yolöten, just north of the Karakum channel in the Karakum Desert.

Between the closely spaced cities Murghab Murghab and Mary is from the Karakum Canal and the Trans- Caspian railway crossed (37 ° 41 ' 25 "N, 61 ° 59 ' 4" O37.69022222222261.9845 ). Not far from the two cities are the ancient ruins of the oasis city of Merv.