# Fan Darya

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River in Tajikistan

Fan Darya Location Country Tajikistan Physical characteristics Source confluence of Yaghnob and Iskander Darya Mouth Zeravshan • coordinates 39°22′59″N 68°33′01″E / 39.38306°N 68.55028°E / 39.38306; 68.55028 Length 24 km (15 mi)[1] Basin size 3,230 km2 (1,250 sq mi)[1] Discharge • average 62.6 m3/s (2,210 cu ft/s)[1] Basin features Progression ‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd› Zeravshan→ Qorakoʻl oasis

The **Fan Darya** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Фандарья) is a river located in [Ayni District](/source/Ayni_District) of [Sughd Region](/source/Sughd_Region), [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan). The Fan Darya is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long (140 km including its source river [Yaghnob](/source/Yaghnob_(river))), and the area of its [drainage basin](/source/Drainage_basin) is 3,230 square kilometres (1,250 mi2). It is a major left tributary of the [Zeravshan](/source/Zeravshan_(river)).[1]

The Fan Darya is formed at the confluence of the rivers [Yaghnob](/source/Yaghnob_(river)), which flows west from the [Yaghnob Valley](/source/Yaghnob_Valley), and the [Iskander Darya](/source/Iskander_Darya), which has its source in [Lake Iskanderkul](/source/Iskanderkul) and flows east. Both the Yaghnob and the Iskander Darya drain the valleys between the [Zeravshan Range](/source/Zeravshan_Range) to the north, the [Gissar Range](/source/Gissar_Range) to the south and the [Fan Mountains](/source/Fan_Mountains) to the west. The Fan Darya flows north, crosses the Zeravshan Range and joins the river Zeravshan near the town of [Ayni](/source/Ayni%2C_Ayni_District).

The [M34 highway](/source/M34_highway_(Tajikistan)), which connects [Dushanbe](/source/Dushanbe) with [Tashkent](/source/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](/source/Fann_Mountains), and in the east by the [Matcha Mountains](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matcha_Mountains&action=edit&redlink=1). The lakes and rivers lying in this area, including Iskanderkul, drain into the Fan Darya.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GSE_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GSE_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-GSE_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-GSE_1-3) [Фандарья](http://bse.sci-lib.com/article115287.html), [Great Soviet Encyclopedia](/source/Great_Soviet_Encyclopedia)

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