helmand

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Definition von helmand im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A region of Afghanistan, now specifically the name of an administrative province of the country and of the river running through it

Relevante Übersetzungen

Helmand River

or Helmund River ancient Etymander River, southwestern Afghanistan and eastern Iran. Rising in east-central Afghanistan, it flows southwest across more than half the country before flowing north for a short distance through Iran and emptying into the Helmand (Sstn) swamps on the border of Afghanistan and Iran. At 870 mi (1,400 km) long, it is one of Afghanistan's most important rivers and has been extensively developed for irrigation. A long-standing dispute between Afghanistan and Iran has centred on Iran's claim to a portion of the Helmand's waters

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Hel·mand

Etymologie

() From Pashto هلمند, Persian هلمند, ultimately from Avestan Haētumant (“with dams”)