Rivers from time immemorial serve as a lifebuoy of the greatest civilizations of the world. They are necessary for the transport of goods from one place to another, as a source of drinking water, for industrial purposes, as well as agriculture. They are an important source of life, as many fish, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates live in the waters of these rivers. They play an important role in navigation, irrigation, transportation, power generation, etc.
Many climate changes and man-made threats affect Asian rivers. Pollution is the main reason, accompanied by rapid methods of industrialization, excessive extraction of river water for domestic and personal use by people and much more.
However, there are also many conservation methods proposed to save these rivers, such as obtaining support from local activists or authorities by reporting the harmful effects of pollution.
We present to you the rating of the 10 longest rivers of Eurasia: long multi-outflow flows of Siberia, the Urals, Kazakhstan and other places of the mainland - multi-outflow pools. Discover some key facts about each of them, and also find out its length in thousands of kilometers.
List
- 10. Indus, 3180 km
- 9. Shatt al-Arab - Euphrates - Murat, 3617 km
- 8. Volga - Oka, 3731 km
- 7. Mekong, 4350 km
- 6. Amur - Argun - Muddy duct - Kerulen, 5052 km
- 5. Lena - Vitim, 5100 km
- 4. Yenisei - Angara - Selenga - Ider, 5238 km
- 3. Ob - Irtysh, 5410km
- 2. Yellow River, 5464 km
- 1. Yangtze, 5800 km
10. Indus, 3180 km
Swimming pool: Arabian Sea
Country: Pakistan (93%), India, China
River Indus, originating on the Tibetan plateau near Lake Manasarovar, flows through Ladakh in the direction of the Gilgit-Baltistan ridges in the Hindu Kush region, and then flows south along the entire length of Pakistan, merging into the Arabian Sea near the port of Karachi in Sinda.
The total catchment area of the river exceeds 1,165,000 km 2. Its estimated annual runoff is about 243 km 3, which is twice as much as in the Nile River and three times as much as in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers combined, which makes it one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of annual flow.
9. Shatt al-Arab - Euphrates - Murat, 3617 km
Swimming pool: Persian Gulf
Country: Iraq, Turkey, Syria
River Euphrates flows into the river Shatt al arab, and plays an important role for Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and both rivers discharge only 853 cubic meters of water every second from 884,000 km 2 of catchment area.
The Shatt al-Arab is formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the city of Al Qurna. It flows southeastward for 120 miles (193 km) and passes through the Iraqi port of Basra and the Iranian port of Abadan before plunging into the Persian Gulf.
Around the second half of its journey, the river forms the border between Iraq and Iran; it receives a tributary, the Karun River, from the eastern (Iranian) side. Its width increases from about 120 feet (37 m) in Basra to 0.5 miles (0.8 km) at its mouth. Along the sedentary shores there are groves of date palms that are naturally irrigated by tidal action.
8. Volga - Oka, 3731 km
Swimming pool: Caspian Sea
Country: Russia (99%), Kazakhstan
Volga - The longest river in Europe with a catchment area of 1,350,000 square meters. It is also the largest river in Europe in terms of catchment and drainage basin. The river flows through central Russia and flows into the Caspian Sea and is widely regarded as the national river of Russia, being an important river mainly for Slavs, Turks, Iranian cultures.
Some of the largest bodies of water in the world are located along the Volga. The river has a symbolic meaning in Russian culture and is often referred to as the Volga Mother in Russian literature and folklore.
7. Mekong, 4350 km
Swimming pool: South China Sea.
Country: China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.
Located in Southeast Asia, the river Mekong flows through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the South China Sea. This is the main cultural and transportation center for Vietnamese villagers, as business owners create floating markets where they sell various goods such as fish, sweet fruits and vegetables.
The 7th longest river in Asia and the 12th longest river in the world, it covers an area of 810,000 km 2 and discharges 16,000.
6. Amur - Argun - Muddy duct - Kerulen, 5052 km
Swimming pool: Sea of Okhotsk.
Country: Russia, China, Mongolia.
Argun or Ergun - a river with a length of 1,621 km (1,007 miles), which forms part of the eastern border of China with Russia along with the river Amur (Heilongjiang).
Historically, it was customary to call the Amur River simply "water." There are similar words for “water” or “river” in a number of Asian languages: for example, mul (“water”) in Korean, muren or mörön (“river”) in Mongolian.
The name "Cupid" may have come from the root word "water" in combination with the size modifier "Big water ".
The Chinese name for the Heilongjiang River in Chinese means "Black Dragon River", And its Mongolian name" Har mөrөn "means"Black river».
5. Lena - Vitim, 5100 km
Swimming pool: Laptev sea
Country: Russia
River Vitim and a tributary of the river Lena in Eastern Siberia, Russia. It rises on the eastern slopes of the Ikat Mountains near the city of Bagdarin in Buryatia and flows mainly in the north to join Lena in the delta, in the city of Vitim. The length is 1 978 km, and the basin area is 227 000 sq. M. km
The Lena River basin is designed for 2,490,000 square kilometers (961,394 square miles), and the average annual consumption is 588 cubic kilometers per year. Gold is washed out of the sands of Vitim and Olekma.
4. Yenisei - Angara - Selenga - Ider, 5238 km
Swimming pool: Kara Sea
Country: Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%)
Yenisei, Angara, Selenga and Ider - rivers flowing in the same way, with a total length of more than 5,000 km and a catchment area of 2,580,000 km 2.
This is the “river” of central Russia and one of the longest rivers in Asia, and it has 1.5 times more flow than the Mississippi-Missouri River.
Yenisei, the sixth largest river in the world in terms of flow, flows from south to north through the vast central expanse of Siberia. It covers a vast region of strikingly diverse landscapes, where you can find ancient peoples and customs, as well as a huge economic infrastructure.
3. Ob - Irtysh, 5410km
Swimming pool: Gulf of Ob
Country: Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia
River Irtysh merges with the river Ob and flows in 4 countries, on average, it discharges 12 800 m 3 / s of water, and the drainage area is 2 990 000 km 2.
Ob river of central Russia. One of the greatest rivers in Asia, flows north and west through Western Siberia along a winding diagonal from its sources to the Altai Mountains until it exits through the Gulf of Ob into the Kara Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
This is the main transport artery crossing the territory in the center of Russia, which is unusually diverse in its physical environment and population.
2. Yellow River, 5464 km
Swimming pool: Bohai sea
Country: China
Haunhe she is Yellow River, flows completely in China and is the third longest in Asia, it is born at an altitude of 4800 meters in the Bayan-Khar Mountains.
Often calledthe cradle of Chinese civilization", The Yellow River is China's second longest river. Unfortunately, the Chinese government said that river water is so polluted and full of waste that people cannot drink it. In fact, it is estimated that at least 30% of fish species are completely extinct.
1. Yangtze, 5800 km
Swimming pool: East China Sea
Country: China
Yangtze, also commonly known as Changjiang - The longest river in Eurasia and the third in the world, it discharges about 31,900 cubic meters of water per second, being one of the largest rivers in terms of discharge. The name of this river is translated as "child of the ocean ".
From the source on the Tibet plateau to the mouth in the East China Sea, the river crosses and serves as the border between 10 provinces and regions.