Yaxartes


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Yaxartes:

see Syr DaryaSyr Darya
or Syrdarya
, ancient Jaxartes or Yaxartes, Pers. Sihun, river, c.1,380 mi (2,220 km) long, flowing through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan.
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