Morghāb River

Morghāb River
or Murgab River

River, northwestern Afghanistan and southeastern Turkmenistan.

It flows generally west and then north into Turkmenistan and is about 600 mi (970 km) long. It forms the border between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan for several miles. North of Mary (Merv), it disappears into the sands of the Karakum Desert.

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river, Asia
also spelled  Murgab , Turkmen  Murgap 

      river rising in northwestern Afghanistan in a basin bounded on the north by the Torkestān Mountains and on the south by the Safīd Mountain Range. The river flows generally west and then north, passing through the town of Bālā Morghāb, just beyond which it forms the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan for 10 miles (16 km). It then continues into Turkmenistan and is joined by its only important tributary, the Kushk, at Dashköpri. Dams control irrigation water at Dashköpri and Yolöten. A railroad branch follows the river from Dashköpri to Mary, where it joins the Transcaspian Railway. North of Mary the river disappears into the Karakum Desert after a course of some 600 miles (970 km).

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