Farah River

Farah River
Native nameفراه رود (Persian)
Location
CountryAfghanistan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBand-i-Bayan mountains
Mouth 
 • location
Hamun Lake
Length560 km (350 mi) [1]
Basin sizeSistan Basin
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftHelmand River
 • rightHarut 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 lower valley of the Farah is fertile and well cultivated.[2]

  1. ^ Water, page 40
  2. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Farah" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 175.