In Central Asia, an aryk (Turkic: arıq; Russian: арык) is a relatively small aqueduct supporting agriculture and providing water to inhabitants of the area.

Many places in Central Asia have the word "aryk" in their names: All pages with titles containing Aryk.

• Qanat (käriz)

• "Арык". Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. 1890–1907.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• "АРИҚ". Ўзбекистон миллий энциклопедияси (in Uzbek). Vol. 1. Tashkent. 2000. p. 624.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Brummell, Paul (2011). Kazakhstan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 408. ISBN 9781841623696.
• Fedorenko, Vladimir (2014-02-03). Prospects for Water Cooperation in Central Asia. Washington, DC: Rethink Institute. p. 20. ISBN 9781938300172.