Salang River
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The Salang is a 438 kilometre long river of Afghanistan
, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Indus River
and the Ghorband River
and the Panjshir River
and the Kabul River
.
in the north-east of Salang Pass, which links the region to Kabul
with the northern part of the country.
Its valley and the Salang Pass form an important international waterway. It is north-south oriented. The Salang flows into the Ghorband River at the locality of Jabelusaraï, capital of the Salang District
. In Jabelusaraï, the average annual flow module between 1961 and 1964 was about 763 millimeters per year, which is considered high.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
and the Ghorband River
Ghorband River
The Ghorband is a river of Afghanistan, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Panjshir River, then a sub-tributary of the Indus River, then the Kabul River....
and the Panjshir River
Panjshir River
The Panjshir River flows through the Panjshir Valley in northeastern Afghanistan, 150km north of Kabul. It flows southward through the Hindu Kush and adjoins the Kabul River near Sarobi. At this junction, a dam was built in the 1950s to supply water from the Panjshir River to the Kabul River....
and the Kabul River
Kabul River
Kabul River , the classical Cophes , is a 700 km long river that starts in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan and ends in the Indus River near Attock, Pakistan. It is the main river in eastern Afghanistan and is separated from the watershed of the Helmand by the Unai Pass...
.
Geography
The Salang River originates on the south side of the central mountains of the Hindu KushHindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...
in the north-east of Salang Pass, which links the region to Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
with the northern part of the country.
Its valley and the Salang Pass form an important international waterway. It is north-south oriented. The Salang flows into the Ghorband River at the locality of Jabelusaraï, capital of the Salang District
Salang District
Salang District is a district of Parwan Province, Afghanistan....
. In Jabelusaraï, the average annual flow module between 1961 and 1964 was about 763 millimeters per year, which is considered high.