Marghab River

The Marghab River (Persian/Pashto:, Morqâb), once known as the Margiana (Ancient Greek: v, Margian), is a Central Asian river that runs for 850 kilometers (530 miles). It rises in central-western Afghanistan's Paropamisus Mountains (Selseleh-ye Safd Kh), particularly in Marghab District.

The Marghab River gets its name from this area of Ghor province's Marghab District, and it flows north-west to the Bala Murghab. The Murghab debouches into the Karakum Canal, a diversion of water from the Amu Darya, as it reaches the oasis of Mary in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert. The Murghab River rises in the Marghab District of Ghor province, in central-western Afghanistan, on a plateau between the Paropamisus, Gharjistan, and Band-i Turkestan mountain ranges.

The river travels for around 300 kilometers (190 miles) from east to west, towards Mukhamedkhan, in a small, steep valley that is less than one kilometer wide, with tight gorges in some places. The Murghab River receives the Kashan River from the left bank in Tagtabazar in Turkmenistan, while the Kushk River confluence is 25 kilometers (16 miles) away. When the Murghab reaches Mary's oasis, its waters mix with those of the Karakum Canal, a water diversion from the Amu Darya.

Length: 850 km