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Jax⋅ar⋅tes

[jak-sahr-teez]
–noun
ancient name of Syr Darya.

Syr Dar⋅ya

[seer dahr-yuh; Russ. sir duh-ryah]
–noun
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan, through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. 1300 mi. (2100 km) long. Ancient name, Jaxartes.
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