Farah River

Farah River

The Farah River (Persian Farāh Rud) is a river in western Afghanistan. The river originates in the Band-e Bayan Range and flows for 560 km to the Helmand swamps on the Afghanistan-Iran border. The town of Farah is located on the river.

External links

* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/shownh.php3?img_id=13980 Floods in Afghanistan (November 2006)] at NASA Earth Observatory


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