Tizinafu River
River in People's Republic of China
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The Tizinafu River (Uyghur: تىزناپ دەرياسى, Tiznap deryasi; Chinese: 提兹那甫河, 提孜那甫河), also spelled Tiznef River,[5] Tiznaf River,[6] Tiznap River,[7] Tizinapu River,[8] formerly known as the Tingzaabu River (听杂阿布河),[9] is a river in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region[10] of the People's Republic of China, located in southeast Kashi,[11] originates in the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains.[12]
| Tizinafu River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region[3] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 335 kilometres[4] |
Historically, the Tizinafu River was once a tributary of the Yarkand River and gradually evolved into an independent river under water diversion from the plain irrigation area.[13] The river has a total length of 335 kilometers,[14] a catchment area of about 20,390 square kilometers, and an average annual runoff of about 845 million cubic meters.