Tizinafu River Explained

Tizinafu River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name3:Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region[1]
Length:335 kilometres[2]

The Tizinafu River (Uighur; Uyghur: تىزناپ دەرياسى, ;), also spelled Tiznef River, [3] Tiznaf River, [4] Tiznap River, [5] Tizinapu River,[6] formerly known as the Tingzaabu River (听杂阿布河),[7] is a river in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region[8] of the People's Republic of China, located in southeast Kashi,[9] originates in the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains.[10]

Historically, Tizinafu River was once a tributary of the Yarkand River, and has gradually evolved into an independent river under the influence of water diversion from the plain irrigation area. [11] The river has a total length of 335 kilometers, [12] a catchment area of about 20,390 square kilometers, and an average annual runoff of about 845 million cubic meters.

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Shache County Chronicles. 1996. Xinjiang People's Publishing House. 978-7-228-04052-0.
  3. Web site: Understanding the Transboundary Karakoram-Pamir Landscape. ResearchGate. Apr 17, 2015.
  4. Book: M. Aurel Stein. Ruins of Desert Cathay. 2 October 2014. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-108-07752-1. 136–.
  5. Book: Zhou Zhiyi. W. T. Dean. Phanerozoic Geology of Northwest China. December 1996. Vista Science Press. 90-6764-228-2. 314–.
  6. Phylogeography of Diptychus maculatus (Cyprinidae) endemic to the northern margin of the QTP and Tien Shan region. BMC Evolutionary Biology. Sep 9, 2016. 5017051. Li. G.. Tang. Y.. Zhang. R.. Zhao. K.. 16. 1. 186. 10.1186/s12862-016-0756-3. 27613240 . 2016BMCEE..16..186L . free .
  7. Editorial Committee of Chinese Natural Geography at Chinese Academy of Sciences. Book: Palaeogeography, Volume 10. 1984. China Science Publishing & Media. 197–.
  8. Sub-Daily Simulation of Mountain Flood Processes Based on the Modified Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model. Aug 27, 2019. 6747331. Duan. Y.. Meng. F.. Liu. T.. Huang. Y.. Luo. M.. Xing. W.. De Maeyer. P.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16. 17. 3118. 10.3390/ijerph16173118. 31461940. free.
  9. Characteristics of water isotopes and ice-snowmelt quantification in the Tizinafu River, north Kunlun Mountains, Central Asia. Quaternary International. Sep 4, 2015. 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.05.020 . Fan . Yuting . Chen . Yaning . Li . Xingong . Li . Weihong . Li . Qihu . 380-381 . 116–122 . 2015QuInt.380..116F .
  10. Book: Yaning Chen. Water Resources Research in Northwest China. 23 March 2014. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-017-8017-9. 132–.
  11. Book: Chinese History and Physical Geography. 1985. Mingwen Bookstore. 9789579364072.
  12. Book: Zhang Shangyi. Megaiti County Chronicles. 1994 . Xinjiang University Press. 9787563104963.

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