Helmand River
The Helmand River (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. It emerges 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 between Afghanistan and Iran.
| Helmand River | |
|---|---|
Helmand River and Boghra Canal beyond it | |
Map of the Helmand River 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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