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Helmand River
Major river in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Hirmand" redirects here. For the administrative subdivision of Iran, see Hirmand County.
"Helmund" redirects here. For the province in Afghanistan, see Helmand Province.
The Helmand (also spelled Helmend, or Helmund, Hirmand; Pashto/Persian: هیرمند / هلمند; Greek: Ἐτύμανδρος (Etýmandros); Latin: Erymandrus) is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primary watershed for the endorheic Sistan Basin.[1] It originates in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush mountains in the northeastern part of Maidan Wardak Province, where it is separated from the watershed of the Kabul River by the Unai Pass. The Helmand feeds into the Hamun Lake on the border of Afghanistan and Iran.
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Helmand | |
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![]() Helmand and Boghra Canal beyond it | |
![]() Map of the Helmand drainage basin | |
Location | |
Countries | Afghanistan and Iran |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Hindu Kush mountains |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Hamun |
Length | 1,150 km (710 mi) |
Basin size | Sistan Basin |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Arghandab River |
• right | Khash River Chagay River |
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