Helmand River

E228133

river

The Helmand River is the longest river in Afghanistan, flowing through arid regions and serving as a crucial source of irrigation and water resources in the country's south.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Helmand River canonical	10
Helmand River basin	3
Arghandab River	1
Helmand River valley	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Helmund River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilmend River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hirmand River NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinCountry	Afghanistan ⓘ Iran ⓘ
borderFunction	forms part of the Afghanistan–Iran border ⓘ
climateZone	desert ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
dischargeVariation	high seasonal variability ⓘ
drainageBasinType	endorheic basin ⓘ
environmentalIssue	wetland degradation in Hamun Lake ⓘ
flowsInto	Hamun Lake ⓘ
flowsThrough	Daykundi Province ⓘ Helmand Province, Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Helmand Province Nimruz Province ⓘ Sistan ⓘ surface form: Sistan region Uruzgan Province ⓘ
flowsThroughRegionType	arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
hasDam	Grishk Dam ⓘ Kajaki Dam ⓘ
hasTributary	Arghandab River ⓘ Khash River ⓘ Musa Qala River ⓘ Tarnak River NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Sistan ⓘ
importance	major water source for southern Afghanistan ⓘ
lengthApproxKm	1150 ⓘ
locatedIn	Afghanistan ⓘ
longestRiverIn	Afghanistan ⓘ
mouthLocation	Hamun Lake ⓘ Sistan ⓘ surface form: Sistan Basin
partOf	Sistan ⓘ surface form: Sistan Basin
passesNear	Grishk ⓘ Kajaki ⓘ Lashkargah ⓘ
primaryUse	agriculture ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ
sourceLocation	Hindu Kush ⓘ central Afghanistan ⓘ
usedFor	flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation canals ⓘ
waterManagementIssue	water sharing disputes between Afghanistan and Iran ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Afghanistan → traversedByRiver → Helmand River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arghandab River

Helmand Province, Afghanistan → namedAfter → Helmand River ⓘ

subject surface form: Helmand Province

Helmand Province, Afghanistan → traversedBy → Helmand River ⓘ

subject surface form: Helmand Province

Operation Panther’s Claw → objectiveTerritory → Helmand River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helmand River valley

Sijistan → traversedBy → Helmand River ⓘ

Lashkargah → locatedOnRiver → Helmand River ⓘ

Zaranj → locatedNear → Helmand River ⓘ

Nimruz Province → hasRiver → Helmand River ⓘ

Kandahar Plateau → borderingRegion → Helmand River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helmand River basin

Sistan → traversedBy → Helmand River ⓘ

Arghandab River → tributaryOf → Helmand River ⓘ

Arghandab River → basin → Helmand River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helmand River basin

Arghandab River → mouthLocation → Helmand River ⓘ

Arachosia → traversedBy → Helmand River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helmand River basin