PANJ RIVER

Panj also spelled Pyandzh, headstream of the Amu Darya in Central Asia. It is 700 miles (1,125 km) long and serves as part of the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Panj River is formed between the Hindu Kush and the Pamir Mountains by the junction of the Vakhan River (Afghanistan) and the Pamir River (Afghan-Tajik border) just southeast of Karl Marx Peak. Fed by glacier streams, it flows southwest, then north, and finally southwest again, joining the Kowkcheh River to form the Amu Darya.