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List of longest rivers of Asia

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This is a list of longest rivers of Asia. Included are all rivers over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia.

River Countries Length
km mi
1 Yangtze (Cháng Jiāng)[1] China 6,300 3,915
2 Yellow River (Huang He)[1] China 5,464 3,395
3 Mekong[1] China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam 4,909 3,050
4 Lena River (Лена)[2] Russia 4,294 2,668
5 Irtysh River (Иртыш)[3] Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Russia 4,248 2,640
6 Brahmaputra River[1] China, India, Bangladesh 3,848 2,391
7 Ob River (Обь)[4] Russia 3,650 2,268
8 Indus River (Sindh)[1] China, India, Pakistan 3,610 2,243
9 Yenisei River (Енисей)[5] Mongolia, Russia 3,487 2,167
10 Nizhnyaya Tunguska River (Нижняя Тунгуска)[6] Russia 2,989 1,857
11 Yarlung Tsangpo River (Yarlung Zangbo Jiang)[7] China, India, Bangladesh 2,840 1,765
12 Amur River (Heilong Jiang, Амур)[8] Russia, China 2,824 1,755
13 Salween River (သံလွင်မြစ်)[9] China, Myanmar, Thailand 2,800 1,740
14 Euphrates[10] Iraq, Syria, Turkey 2,760 1,715
15 Vilyuy River (Вилюй)[11] Russia 2,650 1,647
16 Ganges (Ganga)[12] India, Bangladesh 2,510 1,560
17 Amu Darya (Oxus)[13] Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 2,500 1,553
18 Ishim River (Ишим/Išim)[14] Kazakhstan, Russia 2,450 1,522
19 Ural River (Урал)[15] Kazakhstan, Russia 2,428 1,509
20 Pearl River (Zhujiang)[16] China, Vietnam 2,320 1,442
21 Aldan River (Алдан)[17] Russia 2,273 1,412
22 Olenyok River (Оленёк)[18] Russia 2,270 1,411
23 Syr Darya (Jaxartes)[19] Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan 2,212 1,374
24 Irrawaddy River (Ayeyarwady River, ဧရာဝတီမြစ်)[20] Myanmar 2,210 1,373
25 Xi River (西江)[21] China, Vietnam 2,197 1,365
26 Kolyma River (Колыма)[22] Russia 2,129 1,323
27 Songhua River (Haixi, Xinga)[23] China 1,925 1,196
28 Podkamennaya Tunguska River (Подкаменная Тунгуска)[24] Russia 1,865 1,159
29 Tigris[25] Turkey, Syria, Iraq 1,850 1,150
30 Vitim River (Витим)[26] Russia 1,837 1,141
31 Kama River (Кама)[27] Russia 1,805 1,122
32 Chulym River (Чулым)[28] Russia 1,799 1,118
33 Angara River (Ангар)[29] Russia 1,779 1,105
34 Indigirka River (Индигирка)[30] Russia 1,726 1,072
35 Ket River (Кеть)[31] Russia 1,621 1,007
36 Argun River (Ergune)[32] China, Russia 1,620 1,007
37 Tobol River (Тобол)[33] Russia 1,591 989
38 Yalong River (雅砻江)[34] China 1,571 976
39 Han River (Han Jiang)[35] China 1,532 952
40 Alazeya River (Алазея)[36] Russia 1,520 944
41 Godavari River (Dakshina Ganga)[37] India 1,465 910
42 Amga River (Амга)[38] Russia 1,462 908
43 Ili River (Или)[39] Kazakhstan, China 1,439 894
44 Olyokma River (Олёкма)[40] Russia 1,436 892
45 Taz River (Таз)[41] Russia 1,401 871
46 Sutlej (Satluj)[42] China, India, Pakistan 1,400 870
47 Liao River (Liáo Hé)[43] China 1,390 864
48 Yamuna (Jumna)[44] India 1,376 855
49 Kura (მტკვარი)[45] Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan 1,364 848
50 Hai River (Peiho) China 1,329 826
51 Tarim River (Tǎlǐmù Hé, 塔里木河)[46] China 1,321 821
52 Narmada River (Rewa)[47] India 1,300 808
53 Krishna River)[48] India 1,290 802
54 Zeya River (Зе́я)[49] Russia 1,210 752
55 Chuna River (Чуна)[50] Russia 1,203 748
56 Red River (Sông Hồng)[51] China, Vietnam 1,200 746
57 Jialing River (嘉陵江)[52] China 1,190 739
58 Kızılırmak River (Halys River)[53] Turkey 1,182 734
59 Markha River (Марха́)[54] Russia 1,181 734
60 Nen River (Nenjiang)[55] China 1,170 727
61 Demyanka River (Демьянка)[56] Russia 1,159 720
62 Anadyr River (Анадырь)[57] Russia 1,150 715
63 Hari (Теджен)[58] Afghanistan, Turkmenistan 1,150 715
64 Helmand River (هلمند)[59] Afghanistan, Iran 1,150 715
65 Kapuas River (Kapoeas River)[60] Indonesia 1,143 710
66 Omolon River (Омолон)[61] Russia 1,114 692
67 Huai River (Hwai Ho)[62] China 1,100 684
68 Wu River (乌江)[63] China 1,100 684
69 Konda River (Конда)[64] Russia 1,097 682
70 Tyung River (Тюнг)[65] Russia 1,092 679
71 Kherlen River (Хэрлэн гол)[66] Mongolia, China 1,090 677
72 Vasyugan River (Васюган)[67] Russia 1,082 672
73 Ghaghara (Karnali)[68] China, Nepal, India 1,080 671
74 Aras (Araxes)[69] Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan 1,072 666
75 Chu River (Чу)[70] Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan 1,067 663
76 Bolshoy Yugan River (Большой Юган)[71] Russia 1,063 661
77 Maya River (Мая)[72] Russia 1,053 654
78 Tura River (Тура)[73] Russia 1,030 640
79 Biryusa River (Бирюса)[74] Russia 1,012 629

See also

References

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  3. ^ Река ИРТЫШ
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  5. ^ Река ЕНИСЕЙ
  6. ^ Река Н.ТУНГУСКА
  7. ^ Yarlung Tsangpo River
  8. ^ Река АМУР
  9. ^ The Salween River Basin Fact Sheet
  10. ^ Euphrates
  11. ^ Река ВИЛЮЙ
  12. ^ Ganges River
  13. ^ ĀMŪ DARYĀ
  14. ^ Река ИШИМ
  15. ^ Река Урал
  16. ^ Pearl River
  17. ^ Река АЛДАН
  18. ^ Река Оленёк
  19. ^ Сырдарья (река)
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  24. ^ Река ПОДКАМЕН.ТУНГУСКА
  25. ^ Tigris
  26. ^ Река ВИТИМ
  27. ^ Река КАМА
  28. ^ Река ЧУЛЫМ
  29. ^ Река АНГАРА
  30. ^ Река ИНДИГИРКА
  31. ^ Река КЕТЬ
  32. ^ Аргунь
  33. ^ Река Тобол
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  35. ^ Han River Encyclopædia Britannica
  36. ^ Река АЛАЗЕЯ
  37. ^ Godavari River Encyclopædia Britannica
  38. ^ Река АМГА
  39. ^ Или Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  40. ^ Река Олёкма
  41. ^ Река ТАЗ
  42. ^ Sutle Encyclopædia Britannica
  43. ^ Liao River Encyclopædia Britannica
  44. ^ Yamuna River Encyclopædia Britannica
  45. ^ Кура Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  46. ^ Xue L, Zhang H, Yang C, Zhang L, Sun C (2017). "Quantitative Assessment of Hydrological Alteration Caused by Irrigation Projects in the Tarim River basin, China". Sci Rep. 7: 4291. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-04583-y. PMC 5487338. PMID 28655923.
  47. ^ Narmada River Encyclopædia Britannica
  48. ^ Krishna River Encyclopædia Britannica
  49. ^ "Река ЗЕЯ". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  50. ^ Река Уда (Чуна)
  51. ^ Red River Encyclopædia Britannica
  52. ^ Jialing River Encyclopædia Britannica
  53. ^ Kızılırmak River Encyclopædia Britannica
  54. ^ Река МАРХА)
  55. ^ Nen River Encyclopædia Britannica
  56. ^ Река ДЕМЬЯНКА
  57. ^ Река Анадырь
  58. ^ Теджен (река) Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  59. ^ Helmand River Encyclopædia Britannica
  60. ^ Kapus River Encyclopædia Britannica
  61. ^ Река Омолон
  62. ^ Huai River Encyclopædia Britannica
  63. ^ Wu River Encyclopædia Britannica
  64. ^ Река КОНДА
  65. ^ Река Тюнг
  66. ^ Керулен Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  67. ^ Река ВАСЮГАН
  68. ^ India's Water Wealth
  69. ^ Aras Encyclopædia Iranica
  70. ^ Чу (река) Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  71. ^ Река Б.ЮГАН
  72. ^ Река Мая (Майя)
  73. ^ Река Тура (Долгая)
  74. ^ Река БИРЮСА

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