Panj River 喷赤河
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![The Panj River from space](/Images/godic/202502/01/Hindu_Kush_satellite_image1305.jpg")
![The Panj near Kevron, on the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan](/Images/godic/202502/01/Kevron1305.jpg")
![Panj river](/Images/godic/202502/01/Pamir_131306.jpg")
The Panj River (/ˈpɑːndʒ/; Tajik:Панҷ), also known as Pyandzh River or Pyanj River (derived from its Russian name "Пяндж"), is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 1,125 km long and forms a considerable part of the Afghanistan - Tajikistan border.