swap_horiz Tejen River Alternatives

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Amazon River

The Amazon River is a major waterway flowing through northern South America. It’s notable for being the world's largest...

South America Brazil Atlantic Largest Basin

10.0 Brilliant

2

Nile

The Nile River flows through northeast Africa, originating in Burundi and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. It is not...

Mediterranean Africa Egypt Longest

9.8 Brilliant

3

Nile River

The Nile River is a major waterway originating in East Africa and extending over 6,650 kilometers. It’s notable for its...

Historic Africa Irrigation Major

9.8 Brilliant

4

Awash River

Ethiopian river roughly 1,200 km long notable for draining into the Afar Depression without reaching the sea, and for ea...

Africa Ethiopia Inland Major

8.0 Great

5

Fish River

The Fish River in southern Namibia is notable for the Fish River Canyon, one of Africa's largest canyons at about 160 km...

Canyon Seasonal Africa Namibia

7.7 Good

6

Karun River

Iran's only commercially navigable river at roughly 950 km, flowing through the Zagros Mountains before joining the Shat...

Middle East Iran Hydropower Major

7.6 Good

7

Atbara River

Northeastern African river approximately 1,120 km long and the Nile's last major tributary, joining the main Nile in Sud...

Nile Seasonal Africa Ethiopia

7.4 Good

8

Panj River

A river approximately 921 km long forming the Tajikistan–Afghanistan border and serving as the principal headwater sourc...

Central Asia Afghanistan Tajikistan Border

7.4 Good

9

Kabul River

Afghan-Pakistani river roughly 700 km long rising near Kabul and flowing east through the Khyber region to join the Indu...

Asia Afghanistan Indus Major

7.3 Good

10

Ili River

The Ili flows ~1,439 km from the Tian Shan mountains through China's Xinjiang into Kazakhstan, where it is the primary s...

China Kazakhstan Central Asia Major

7.3 Good

11

Aras River

A river approximately 1,072 km long forming parts of the Turkey–Armenia and Azerbaijan–Iran borders before joining the K...

Turkey Iran Border Major

7.3 Good

12

Zeravshan River

A river rising in Tajikistan and flowing about 877 km through Uzbekistan, historically supplying irrigation to the ancie...

Historic Irrigation Uzbekistan Central Asia

7.3 Good

13

Naryn River

The longest river in Kyrgyzstan at approximately 807 km, flowing west through the Tian Shan before joining the Kara Dary...

Central Asia Hydropower Kyrgyzstan Major

7.1 Good

14

Vakhsh River

A major Tajik river about 524 km long and a key tributary of the Amu Darya, hosting the Nurek Dam, one of the world's ta...

Central Asia Tajikistan Hydropower Amu Darya

7.1 Good

15

Ferghana Valley rivers

A collective of rivers fed by Tian Shan snowmelt irrigating the Ferghana Valley across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajik...

Historic Irrigation Uzbekistan Central Asia

6.9 Fair

16

Chu River

A Central Asian river about 1,186 km long, rising in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan and flowing into Kazakhstan's steppe where i...

Kazakhstan Central Asia Inland Kyrgyzstan

6.8 Fair

17

Murgab River

The Murgab River rises in Afghanistan and flows into Turkmenistan, where its waters are almost entirely consumed by irri...

Central Asia Afghanistan Inland Major

6.5 Fair

18

Amu Darya

Central Asian river about 2,400 km long, historically flowing into the Aral Sea and forming a key border between Afghani...

Asia Uzbekistan Central Asia Aral Sea

6.0 Fair

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Syr Darya

The Syr Darya is Central Asia's longest river at about 2,212 km, flowing through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and...

Asia Kazakhstan Central Asia Aral Sea

5.8 Mediocre

20

Helmand River

The Helmand River is the longest river in Afghanistan, notable for primarily flowing through the country's central highl...

Asia Afghanistan Endorheic

5.5 Mediocre