Helmand River

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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.

All labels observed (4)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

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
Nimruz Province
Sistan region
linked to: Sistan

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 Basin
linked to: Sistan
partOf Sistan Basin
linked to: Sistan
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

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Referenced by (15)

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

Southern Afghanistan traversedByRiver Helmand River
Southern Afghanistan traversedByRiver Arghandab River
linked to: Helmand River
Helmand Province namedAfter Helmand River
subject linked to: Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Helmand Province traversedBy Helmand River
subject linked to: Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Operation Panther’s Claw objectiveTerritory Helmand River valley
linked to: Helmand River
Sijistan traversedBy Helmand River
Lashkargah locatedOnRiver Helmand River
Zaranj locatedNear Helmand River
Nimruz Province hasRiver Helmand River
Kandahar Plateau borderingRegion Helmand River basin
linked to: Helmand River
Sistan traversedBy Helmand River
Arghandab River tributaryOf Helmand River
Arghandab River basin Helmand River basin
linked to: Helmand River
Arghandab River mouthLocation Helmand River
Arachosia traversedBy Helmand River basin
linked to: Helmand River