Farah River | |
Map: | Helmand River Basin Sub.png |
Map Size: | 200 |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Afghanistan |
Source1 Location: | Band-i-Bayan mountains |
Mouth Location: | Sistan Lake |
Basin Size: | Sistan Basin |
Tributaries Left: | Helmand River |
Tributaries Right: | Harut River |
Length: | 560km (350miles) [1] |
The Farah River (Pushto; 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 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 and a depth of around .[2] The lower valley of the Farah is fertile and well cultivated.[2]