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There are two river basins in Uzbekistan that form the Aral Sea Basin: The Amudarya and Syrdarya river basins. The Amudarya river basin covers 81.5% of the country’s territory. There are three sections of the river: (1) the upper course flowing along the border with Afghanistan and Tajikistan, where most of the water flow is formed; (2) the middle course, which first passes along the border of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and then enters Turkmenistan, (3) as well as the lower course passing through the territory from Uzbekistan to the confluence of the Aral Sea.
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Abuduwaili, J., Issanova, G., Saparov, G. (2019). Water Resources and Lakes in Uzbekistan. In: Hydrology and Limnology of Central Asia. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0929-8_10
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