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Zerafshan river

Sughd • Tajikistan • 1300 m

Zarafshan river means "the spreader of gold" in Persian, flow from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan, crossing Samarkand. In ancient times, it is a tributary of the Amu Darya.

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