{{Short description|River in Tajikistan}} {{Infobox river | name = Iskander Darya | image = Iskander Darya near river head.jpg | image_size = 270 | image_caption = Iskander Darya near river head | source1_location = | mouth = [[Fan Darya]] | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|39|11|20|N|68|32|18|E|display=it|region:TJ_type:river_source:dewiki}} | progression = [[Fan Darya]]→ {{RZeravshan}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Tajikistan]] | length_km = 20 | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|19|m3/s|cuft/s}} | basin_size_km2 = 950 }} [[File:Iskander Darya in higher reaches.jpg|thumb|left|Iskander Darya in higher reaches]] [[File:Valley of Iskander Darya.jpg|thumb|left|Valley of Iskander Darya in higher reaches]] The '''Iskander Darya''' ({{langx|ru|Искандердарья}}; {{langx|tg|Искандардарё}}) is a river in [[Ayni District]] of [[Sughd Region]], [[Tajikistan]]. The Iskander Darya is {{convert|20|km|mi}} long, and the area of its [[drainage basin]] is {{convert|950|km2|mi2}} long. It is the left source river of the [[Fan Darya]].<ref name="GSE">[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article115287.html Фандарья], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref>
The Iskander Darya has its source in [[Iskanderkul|Lake Iskanderkul]] and flows east. The mouth of Iskander Darya is near the village of [[Zarafshan II]].<ref>[https://mapj42.narod.ru/map1/index030.html Map]</ref> The river merges with the [[Yaghnob (river)|Yaghnob]] at an altitude of around 1640 m, forming the [[Fan Darya]].<ref name="GSE"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{List of rivers of Tajikistan}}
[[Category:Rivers of Tajikistan]]