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Kabul River

Also known as Cophes, Cophen River

river in Afghanistan and Pakistan

AI overview

The Kabul River is a major waterway that flows through Afghanistan and Pakistan, serving as an important water source for the regions it passes through. It matters because it provides water for agriculture, drinking, and other essential uses for the millions of people living along its banks in both countries.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Pakistan
Located in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Image: Kabul River in Kabul 2005-12-05 MG 2110.jpg
Length: 460

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mouth of the watercourse: Indus River
Commons category: Kabul River
tributary: Bara River
watershed area: 75000
topic's main category: Category:Kabul River
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa

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Encyclopedic overview

The Kabul River is a 700-kilometre-long (430 mi) river that emerges in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush mountains in the northeastern part of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. It is separated from the watershed of the Helmand River by the Unai Pass. The Kabul River empties into the Indus River near Attock, Pakistan. It is the major river in eastern Afghanistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kabul River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.