Farah River

For other uses, see Farah (disambiguation).

Farah River
Native name	فراه رود (Persian)
Location
Country	Afghanistan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Band-i-Bayan mountains
Mouth
• location	Hamun Lake
Length	560 km (350 mi) [1]
Basin size	Sistan Basin
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Helmand River
• right	Harut River

The Farah River (Pashto: د فراه سیند; Persian: فراه رود) is a river in western Afghanistan. The river originates in the Band-e Bayan Range in the eastern part of Ghor Province, and flows for 560 kilometres (350 mi) to the Helmand swamps on the Afghanistan-Iran border. The city of Farah is located on the river, where in the dry season, it has a width of around 140 metres (460 ft) and a depth of around 60 cm (24 in).[2] The river fluctuates greatly with the seasons, sometimes flooding in the spring and becoming impassable.[3]

The lower valley of the Farah is fertile and well cultivated.[2]

References

1. Water, page 40
2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Farah" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 175.
3. "Farāh River | Afghanistan, Helmand, Arghandab | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.

External links

• Floods in Afghanistan (November 2006) at NASA Earth Observatory

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