The Tizinafu River (Uyghur: تىزناپ دەرياسى, Tiznap deryasi; Chinese: 提兹那甫河, 提孜那甫河), also spelled Tiznef River, [5] Tiznaf River, [6] Tiznap River, [7] Tizinapu River,[8] formerly known as the Tingzaabu River (听杂阿布河),[9] is a river in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region[10] of the People's Republic of China, located in southeast Kashi,[11] originates in the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains.[12]

Tizinafu River
Native name
Location
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region[3]
Physical characteristics
Length335 kilometres[4]

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. [13] The river has a total length of 335 kilometers, [14] a catchment area of about 20,390 square kilometers, and an average annual runoff of about 845 million cubic meters.

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  10. ^ Duan, Y.; Meng, F.; Liu, T.; Huang, Y.; Luo, M.; Xing, W.; De Maeyer, P. (Aug 27, 2019). "Sub-Daily Simulation of Mountain Flood Processes Based on the Modified Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16 (17): 3118. doi:10.3390/ijerph16173118. PMC 6747331. PMID 31461940.
  11. ^ Fan, Yuting; Chen, Yaning; Li, Xingong; Li, Weihong; Li, Qihu (Sep 4, 2015). "Characteristics of water isotopes and ice-snowmelt quantification in the Tizinafu River, north Kunlun Mountains, Central Asia". Quaternary International. 380–381: 116–122. Bibcode:2015QuInt.380..116F. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.05.020.
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  14. ^ Zhang Shangyi (1994). Megaiti County Chronicles. Xinjiang University Press. ISBN 9787563104963.