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Aksu River
river, China
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Also known as: A-k’o-su Ho, Akosu He
Aksu River, river formed near Aksu town in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, by headstreams rising in the Tien (Tian) Shan (“Heavenly Mountains”). It flows about 60 miles (100 km) southeastward to form (with the Yarkand and other rivers) the Tarim River.