List of longest rivers of Asia

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
Yangtze (Cháng Jiāng)[1]China6,300 3,915
Yellow River (Huang He)[1]China5,464 3,395
Mekong[1]China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam4,909 3,050
Lena River (Ле́на)[2]Russia4,294 2,668
Irtysh River (Иртыш)[3]Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Russia4,248 2,640
Ob River (Обь)[4]Russia3,650 2,268
Yenisei River (Енисе́й)[5]Mongolia, Russia3,487 2,167
Nizhnyaya Tunguska River (Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска)[6]Russia2,989 1,857
Brahmaputra River[1]China, India , Bangladesh2,900 1,802
Indus River (Sindhū)[1]China, India, Pakistan2,900 1,802
Yarlung Tsangpo River (Yarlung Zangbo Jiang)[7]China, India, Bangladesh2,840 1,765
Amur River (Heilong Jiang, река́ Аму́р)[8]Russia, China2,824 1,755
Salween River (သံလွင်မြစ်)[9]China, Myanmar, Thailand2,800 1,740
Euphrates[10]Iraq, Syria, Turkey2,760 1,715
Vilyuy River (Вилю́й)[11]Russia2,650 1,647
Ganges (Ganga)[12]India,Bangladesh2,510 1,560
Amu Darya (Oxus)[13]Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan2,500 1,553
Ishim River (Иши́м/Išim)[14]Kazakhstan, Russia2,450 1,522
Ural River(Урал)[15]Kazakhstan, Russia2,428 1,509
Pearl River (Zhujiang)[16]China, Vietnam2,320 1,442
Aldan River (Алдан)[17]Russia2,273 1,412
Olenyok River (Оленёк)[18]Russia2,270 1,411
Syr Darya (Jaxartes)[19]Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan2,212 1,374
Irrawaddy River (Ayeyarwady River, ဧရာဝတီမြစ်)[20]Myanmar2,210 1,373
Xi River (西江)[21]China, Vietnam2,197 1,365
Kolyma River (Колыма́)[22]Russia2,129 1,323
Songhua River (Haixi, Xinga)[23]China1,925 1,196
Podkamennaya Tunguska River (Подкаменная Тунгуска)[24]Russia1,865 1,159
Tigris[25]Turkey, Syria, Iraq1,850 1,150
Vitim River (Витим)[26]Russia1,837 1,141
Kama River (река́ Ка́ма)[27]Russia1,805 1,122
Chulym River (Чулым)[28]Russia1,799 1,118
Angara River (Ангар)[29]Russia1,779 1,105
Indigirka River (Индиги́рка)[30]Russia1,726 1,072
Ket River (Кеть)[31]Russia1,621 1,007
Argun River (Ergune)[32]China, Russia1,620 1,007
Tobol River (Тобол)[33]Russia1,591 989
Yalong River (雅砻江)[34]China1,571 976
Han River (Han Jiang)[35]China1,532 952
Alazeya River (Алазея)[36]Russia1,520 944
Godavari River (Dakshina Ganga)[37]India1,465 910
Amga River (Амга)[38]Russia1,462 908
Ili River (Или)[39]Kazakhstan, China1,439 894
Olyokma River (Олёкма)[40]Russia1,436 892
Taz River (Таз)[41]Russia1,401 871
Sutlej (Satluj)[42]China, India, Pakistan1,400 870
Liao River (Liáo Hé)[43]China1,390 864
Yamuna (Jumna)[44]India1,376 855
Kura (მტკვარი)[45]Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan1,364 848
Hai River (Peiho)China1,329 826
Tarim River (Tǎlǐmù Hé, 塔里木河)[46]China1,321 821
Narmada River (Rewa)[47]India1,300 808
Krishna River (Krishnaveni)[48]India1,290 802
Zeya River (Зе́я)[49]Russia1,210 752
Chuna River (Чуна)[50]Russia1,203 748
Red River (Sông Hồng)[51]China, Vietnam1,200 746
Jialing River (嘉陵江)[52]China1,190 739
Kızılırmak River (Halys River)[53]Turkey1,182 734
Markha River (Марха́)[54]Russia1,181 734
Nen River (Nenjiang)[55]China1,170 727
Demyanka River (Демьянка)[56]Russia1,159 720
Anadyr River (Ана́дырь)[57]Russia1,150 715
Hari (Теджен)[58]Afghanistan, Turkmenistan1,150 715
Helmand River (هلمند)[59]Afghanistan, Iran1,150 715
Kapuas River (Kapoeas River)[60]Indonesia1,143 710
Omolon River (Омолон)[61]Russia1,114 692
Huai River (Hwai Ho)[62]China1,100 684
Wu River (乌江)[63]China1,100 684
Konda River (Конда)[64]Russia1,097 682
Tyung River (Тюнг)[65]Russia1,092 679
Kherlen River (Хэрлэн гол)[66]Mongolia, China1,090 677
Vasyugan River (Васюга́н)[67]Russia1,082 672
Ghaghara (Karnali)[68]China, Nepal, India1,080 671
Aras (Araxes)[69]Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan1,072 666
Chu River (Чу)[70]Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan1,067 663
Bolshoy Yugan River (Большой Юган)[71]Russia1,063 661
Maya River (Мая)[72]Russia1,053 654
Tura River (Тура́)[73]Russia1,030 640
Biryusa River (Бирюса)[74]Russia1,012 629

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Longest Rivers of Asia Worldatlas.com
  2. ↑ Река Лена
  3. ↑ Река ИРТЫШ
  4. ↑ Обь (река) Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  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)
  20. ↑ Khon Ra, Director, Hydrology Branch, Irrigation Department (21 September 2011). "Water Quality Management at River Basin in Myanmar" (PDF). Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA). The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Ayeyarwady River 2210 Km
  21. ↑ World Atlas - the Rivers of the World : Xi Jiang - Xi Jiang
  22. ↑ Водоток Колыма (пр. Каменная Колыма)
  23. ↑ Sungari River Encyclopædia Britannica
  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
  34. ↑ Hydroelectric Exploitation and Sustainable Development of the Yalong River
  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
  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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