{{Short description|River in Tajikistan}} {{Infobox river | name = Fan Darya | image = | image_size = <!--Optional; defaults to 288 px--> | image_caption = | source1 = confluence of [[Yaghnob (river)|Yaghnob]] and [[Iskander Darya]] | mouth = [[Zeravshan (river)|Zeravshan]] | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|39|22|59|N|68|33|01|E|display=it|region:TJ_type:river_source:dewiki}} | progression = {{RZeravshan}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Tajikistan]] | length_km = 24 | length_ref = <ref name="GSE"/> | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|62.6|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSE"/> | basin_size_km2 = 3230 | basin_size_ref = <ref name="GSE"/> }} The '''Fan Darya''' ({{langx|ru|Фандарья}}) is a river located in [[Ayni District]] of [[Sughd Region]], [[Tajikistan]]. The Fan Darya is {{convert|24|km|mi}} long (140&nbsp;km including its source river [[Yaghnob (river)|Yaghnob]]), and the area of its [[drainage basin]] is {{convert|3230|km2|mi2}}. It is a major left tributary of the [[Zeravshan (river)|Zeravshan]].<ref name="GSE">[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article115287.html Фандарья], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref>

The Fan Darya is formed at the confluence of the rivers [[Yaghnob (river)|Yaghnob]], which flows west from the [[Yaghnob Valley]], and the [[Iskander Darya]], which has its source in [[Iskanderkul|Lake Iskanderkul]] and flows east. Both the Yaghnob and the Iskander Darya drain the valleys between the [[Zeravshan Range]] to the north, the [[Gissar Range]] to the south and the [[Fan Mountains]] to the west. The Fan Darya flows north, crosses the Zeravshan Range and joins the river Zeravshan near the town of [[Ayni, Ayni District|Ayni]].

The [[M34 highway (Tajikistan)|M34 highway]], which connects [[Dushanbe]] with [[Tashkent]], follows the whole course of Fan Darya through the gorge to Ayni.

The drainage basin of the Fan Darya is confined between the Zeravshan and the Gissar ranges. These ranges are connected in the west by the [[Fann Mountains]], and in the east by the [[Matcha Mountains]]. The lakes and rivers lying in this area, including Iskanderkul, drain into the Fan Darya.

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[[Category:Rivers of Tajikistan]]