Kisui

Japanese: 嬀水 - きすい
Kisui

…The total length is 2,620 km, and the drainage area is 465,000 km2. In Greek and Latin sources, it was called Oxus or Oxus, and in Chinese historical sources, it was called Kisui. The middle and lower reaches are deserts with no inflowing rivers, and 25% of the flow is lost due to irrigation water withdrawals and evaporation. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "嬀水" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…全長2620km,流域面積46万5000km2。ギリシア語,ラテン語文献では,オクソス,オクスス,中国史料では嬀水(きすい)などとよばれた。中・下流域は砂漠で流入河川はなく,灌漑用取水や蒸発により流量の25%が失われる。…

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