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In Central Asia, an aryk (Turkic: arıq; Template:Lang-ru) is a relatively small aqueduct supporting agriculture.

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 [[Image:E8044-Milyanfan-east-aryk.jpg|thumb|A large concrete-lined aryk at [[Milyanfan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]]]
-[[Image:E8218-Tamchy-green-strip.jpg|thumb|This creek at [[Tamchy]], Kyrgyzstan, has been artificially redirected to a new course, and is locally known as an ''aryk'' as well]]
+[[Image:E8218-Tamchy-green-strip.jpg|thumb|A creek at [[Tamchy]], Kyrgyzstan, has been artificially redirected to this new course, locally known as an ''aryk'']]
-An '''aryk''' ([[Turkic languages|Turkic]]: arıq; {{Lang-ru|арык}}) is a term widely used for a (usually small) [[irrigation]] canal throughout [[Central Asia]], where in most areas agriculture is impossible without some measure of artificial irrigation.
+In [[Central Asia]], an '''aryk''' ([[Turkic languages|Turkic]]: arıq; {{Lang-ru|арык}}) is a relatively small [[aqueduct]] supporting agriculture.
 [[Category:Irrigation]]