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The Helmand River (also spelled Helmend, Helmund, Hirmand; Pashto/Persian: هیرمند, هلمند Hīrmand, Helmand, Greek: Ἐτύμανδρος (Etýmandros), Latin: Erymandrus) is the longest river in Afghanistan.[1] The name means "dammed, having a dam". Helmand Province is named after the river.
Helmand River | |
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![]() Map of the Helmand River drainage basin | |
![]() Map of the Helmand River drainage basin | |
Location | |
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 |
The Helmand river stretches for 1,150 km (710 mi). It rises in the Hindu Kush mountains, about 80 km (50 mi) west of Kabul (34°34′N 68°33′E), passing north of the Unai Pass. It crosses south-west through the desert of Dashti Margo, to the Seistan marshes and the Hamun-i-Helmand lake region around Zabol at the Afghan-Iranian border (31°9′N 61°33′E).
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