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    the Helmand River and the irrigated areas around it. The word Haetumant is cognate with Sanskrit Setumatī meaning "one which has a dam." The Helmand stretches...
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    Helmand was part of the Greater Kandahar region until made into a separate province by the Afghan government in the 20th century. The Helmand River flows...
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    and the capital of Helmand Province. It is located in Lashkargah District, where the Arghandab River merges into the Helmand River. The city has a population...
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    refer to two distinct rivers, with the family books referring to the Helmand River, and the more recent 10th mandala referring to the Ghaggar-Hakra. The...
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    Afghanistan over rights to the water of the Helmand River first occurred in the 1870s, flaring again after the river changed course in 1896. In 1939, the kings...
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    Mashkel River Rakshan River Helmand River (Iran/Afghanistan) Arghandab River (Afghanistan) Lora River or Dori River Nari River Mula River Bolan River Beji...
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    mainly in the middle and lower valley of the Helmand River, in southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Helmand and Nimruz provinces) and eastern Iran (Sistan...
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  • and ' Water and Violence: Crisis of Survival in the Middle East'. The Helmand River water agreement was signed in 1972 between Iran and Afghanistan and...
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    the Helmand River 30 km (19 mi) below the town of Grishk. In its lower course, it is much used for irrigation, under the control of the Helmand and Arghandab...
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  • Helmand River Encyclopædia Britannica Kapus River Encyclopædia Britannica Река Омолон [1] Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Indonesia) Huai River...
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    Helmand River by the Unai Pass. The Kabul River is a tributary of the Indus River, flowing into it near Attock, Pakistan. The Kabul is the main river...
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    Harut River (or Ardaskan River) Farah River Helmand River Khash River Arghandab River Dori River Tarnak River Arghistan River Lora River Musa Qala River Tirin...
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    Hamun Lake (redirect from Hamun-e Helmand)
    numerous seasonal water tributaries; the main tributary is the perennial Helmand River, which originates in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. In modern...
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  • Jajrood River Karaj River Zayande River Halil River Bampur River Helmand River Mashkid River (Mashkel River) Harirud Kashaf River Shesh Taraz Inventory...
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    "Afghanistan-Iran Disquiet Over the Helmand River". The diplomat. Retrieved 21 May 2023. "Iran calls Taliban's declaration on Helman River 'contradictory and incorrect'"...
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    the Helmand River not far off from the city of Alexandria in Arachosia (present day Kandahar). Largely desert, the region is bisected by the Helmand River...
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    / 32.07333°N 64.83389°E / 32.07333; 64.83389 in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m (2,913 ft) altitude, 95 km (59 mi) to the north-east of Lashkargah...
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    Sistan Basin (category Helmand River)
    water from the Shelah Charkh channel of the Helmand River, and also from the Khash River and other small rivers. The Hamun-e Sabari is split between Afghanistan...
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    which is also known as the Helmand river. Wilke suggests that the identification is problematic since the Ghaggar-Hakra river was already dried up at the...
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    The Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban...
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    endorheic Sistan Basin on the Iran-Afghan border, and its primary watershed Helmand river in what is nowadays southwestern region of Afghanistan. In ancient times...
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    century, extending from Kerman in the west to Sindh in the east and from Helmand River in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south. The Khanate of Kalat lost...
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    Mainly centred around the Arghandab River, a tributary of the Helmand River, it extended as far east as the Indus river. The satrapy's Persian-language name...
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    the Helmand and Arghandab valleys, primarily through irrigation and agricultural land development along the Helmand River and the Arghandab River, in...
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    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...
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  • droughts. The Helmand River is the primary water source in the Sistan Basin. Without it, life in the area would be almost impossible. In the Helmand delta, flooding...
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    Kajaki Dam (category Helmand River)
    earth and rockfill embankment type dam" located on the Helmand River in the Kajaki District of Helmand Province in Afghanistan, about 161 km (100 mi) northwest...
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    turning south, where it follows the Juy-e Siksar River down to the confluence with the Helmand River. The border is then formed of a long straight line...
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  • Hai - China - Yellow Sea Han River - Korea - Yellow Sea Hari River, Afghanistan - Afghanistan and Turkmenistan Helmand River - Afghanistan and Iran Hatton...
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    Operation Strike of the Sword (category History of Helmand Province)
    supported by NATO planes. The operation began when units moved into the Helmand River valley in the early hours of July 2, 2009. This operation was the largest...
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