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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 with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia.

River Countries Length
km mi
1 Yangtze (Cháng Jiāng 長江)[1] China 6,300 3,915
2 Yellow River (Huáng Hé 黃河)[1] China 5,464 3,395
3 Mekong[1] China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam 4,909 3,050
4 Lena (Лена)[2] Russia 4,294 2,668
5 Irtysh (Иртыш)[3] Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Russia 4,248 2,640
6 Brahmaputra River[1] China, India, Bangladesh 3,969 2,466
7 Ob (Обь)[4] Russia 3,650 2,268
8 Indus River (सिन्धु/Síndhu, سندھ/سند, سنڌوءَ)[1] China, India, Pakistan 3,610 2,243
9 Yenisey (Енисей)[5] Mongolia, Russia 3,487 2,167
10 Nizhnyaya Tunguska (Нижняя Тунгуска)[6] Russia 2,989 1,857
11 Ganges (Ganga /Padma)[7] India, Bangladesh 2,900 1,800
12 Yarlung Tsangpo (Yarlung Zangbo Jiang)[8] China, India, Bangladesh 2,840 1,765
13 Amur (Heilong Jiang, Амур)[9] Russia, China 2,824 1,755
14 Salween River (သံလွင်မြစ်)[10] China, Myanmar, Thailand 2,800 1,740
15 Euphrates[11] Iraq, Syria, Turkey 2,760 1,715
16 Vilyuy (Вилюй)[12] Russia 2,650 1,647
17 Amu Darya (Oxus)[13] Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 2,500 1,553
18 Ishim (Ишим/Išim)[14] Kazakhstan, Russia 2,450 1,522
19 Ural (Урал)[15] Kazakhstan, Russia 2,428 1,509
20 Pearl River (Zhujiang)[16] China, Vietnam 2,320 1,442
21 Aldan (Алдан)[17] Russia 2,273 1,412
22 Olenyok (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 (Колыма)[22] Russia 2,129 1,323
27 Songhua River (Haixi, Xinga)[23][non-tertiary source needed] China 1,925 1,196
28 Podkamennaya Tunguska (Подкаменная Тунгуска)[24] Russia 1,865 1,159
29 Tigris[25] Turkey, Syria, Iraq 1,850 1,150
30 Vitim (Витим)[26] Russia 1,837 1,141
31 Kama (Кама)[27] Russia 1,805 1,122
32 Chulym (Чулым)[28] Russia 1,799 1,118
33 Angara (Ангар)[29] Russia 1,779 1,105
34 Indigirka (Индигирка)[30] Russia 1,726 1,072
35 Ket (Кеть)[31] Russia 1,621 1,007
36 Argun (Ergune)[32] China, Russia 1,620 1,007
37 Tobol (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 (Алазея)[36] Russia 1,520 944
41 Godavari River (Dakshina Ganga)[37] India 1,465 910
42 Bhargavi River India 1,465 910
43 Amga (Амга)[38] Russia 1,462 908
44 Ili (Или)[39] Kazakhstan, China 1,439 894
45 Olyokma (Олёкма)[40] Russia 1,436 892
46 Taz (Таз)[41] Russia 1,401 871
47 Sutlej (Satluj)[42] China, India, Pakistan 1,400 870
48 Liao River (Liáo Hé)[43] China 1,390 864
49 Yamuna (Jumna)[44] India 1,376 855
50 Kura (მტკვარი)[45] Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan 1,364 848
51 Hai River (Peiho)[citation needed] China 1,329 826
52 Tarim River (Tǎlǐmù Hé, 塔里木河)[46] China 1,321 821
53 Narmada River (Rewa)[47] India 1,300 808
54 Krishna River[48] India 1,290 802
55 Zeya (Зе́я)[49] Russia 1,210 752
56 Chindwin River[citation needed] Myanmar 1,207 750
57 Chuna (Чуна)[50] Russia 1,203 748
58 Red River (Sông Hồng)[51] China, Vietnam 1,200 746
59 Jialing River (嘉陵江)[52] China 1,190 739
60 Kızılırmak River (Halys River)[53] Turkey 1,182 734
61 Markha (Марха́)[54] Russia 1,181 734
62 Nen River (Nenjiang)[55] China 1,170 727
63 Demyanka (Демьянка)[56] Russia 1,159 720
64 Anadyr (Анадырь)[57] Russia 1,150 715
65 Hari (Теджен)[58] Afghanistan, Turkmenistan 1,150 715
66 Helmand River (هلمند)[59] Afghanistan, Iran 1,150 715
67 Kapuas River (Sungai Kapoeas)[60] Indonesia 1,143 710
68 Omolon (Омолон)[61] Russia 1,114 692
69 Mamberamo River (Sungai Mamberamo)[62] Indonesia 1,112 691
70 Huai River (Hwai Ho)[63] China 1,100 684
71 Wu River (乌江)[64] China 1,100 684
72 Konda (Конда)[65] Russia 1,097 682
73 Tyung (Тюнг)[66] Russia 1,092 679
74 Barito River (Sungai Barito)[67] Indonesia 1,090 677
75 Kherlen River (Хэрлэн гол)[68] Mongolia, China 1,090 677
76 Vasyugan (Васюган)[69] Russia 1,082 672
77 Ghaghara (Karnali)[70] China, Nepal, India 1,080 671
78 Aras (Araxes)[71] Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan 1,072 666
79 Chu (Чу)[72] Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan 1,067 663
80 Bolshoy Yugan (Большой Юган)[73] Russia 1,063 661
81 Maya (Мая)[74] Russia 1,053 654
82 Tura (Тура)[75] Russia 1,030 640
83 Chambal India 1,024 636
84 Biryusa (Бирюса)[76] Russia 1,012 629

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References

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  18. ^ Река Оленёк
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  24. ^ Река ПОДКАМЕН.ТУНГУСКА
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  26. ^ Река ВИТИМ
  27. ^ Река КАМА
  28. ^ Река ЧУЛЫМ
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  30. ^ Река ИНДИГИРКА
  31. ^ Река КЕТЬ
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  38. ^ Река АМГА
  39. ^ Или in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library
  40. ^ Река Олёкма
  41. ^ Река ТАЗ
  42. ^ Sutle Encyclopædia Britannica
  43. ^ Liao River Encyclopædia Britannica
  44. ^ Yamuna River Encyclopædia Britannica
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  48. ^ Krishna River Encyclopædia Britannica
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  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) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library
  59. ^ Helmand River Encyclopædia Britannica
  60. '^ Kapus River Encyclopædia Britannica
  61. ^ Река Омолон
  62. ^ [1] Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Indonesia)
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  64. ^ Wu River Encyclopædia Britannica
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  66. ^ Река Тюнг
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  71. ^ Aras Encyclopædia Iranica
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  74. ^ Река Мая (Майя)
  75. ^ Река Тура (Долгая)
  76. ^ Река БИРЮСА
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