Back نهر هلمند Arabic هیرمند چایی AZB Гільменд Byelorussian Хелманд (река) Bulgarian হেলমান্দ নদী Bengali/Bangla Riu Helmand Catalan Helmand Rōd CEB Hilmand (řeka) Czech Гильменд (юханшыв) CV Afon Helmand Welsh
| Helmand | |
|---|---|
 Helmand and Boghra Canal beyond it | |
 Map of the Helmand drainage basin | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Afghanistan and Iran |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hindu Kush mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hamun Lake |
| 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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The Helmand river (Pashto/Dari: هیرمند / هلمند; Ancient Greek: Ἐτύμανδρος, Etýmandros; Latin: Erymandrus), also spelled Helmend, or Helmund, Hirmand, is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primary watershed for the endorheic Sistan Basin.[1] It originates 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 of Afghanistan and Iran.
- ^ "History of Environmental Change in the Sistan Basin 1976 - 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.