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Beyond is Arachosia, 36 schoeni. And the Parthians call this White India; there are the city of Biyt and the city of Pharsana and the city of Chorochoad and the city of Demetrias; then Alexandropolis, the metropolis of Arachosia; it is Greek, and by it flows the river Arachotus. As far as this place
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A number of hydroelectric dams have created artificial reservoirs on some of the Afghanistan's rivers including the
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Vogelsang, W. (1985). "Early historical Arachosia in South-east Afghanistan; Meeting-place between East and West."
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The Baloch and Balochistan: A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State
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on the Helmand River. The chief tributary of the Helmand river, the Arghandab River (confluence at
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referring to it as India. From 1758 to 1842, the Helmand formed the northern borders of the
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The Helmand stretches for 1,150 km (710 mi). It rises in the northeastern part of
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Myth & Mystery: An Introduction to the Pagan Religions of the Biblical World
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and is also important to farmers in Iran's southeastern
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The Helmand valley region is mentioned by name in the
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Index

Helmand River Valley
Hirmand County
Helmand Province
The Helmand and Boghra Canal
Boghra Canal
Helmand drainage basin
Afghanistan
Iran
Hindu Kush
Mouth
Hamun Lake
Sistan Basin
Arghandab River
Khash River
Chagay River
Pashto
Dari
Ancient Greek
Latin
river
Afghanistan
watershed
endorheic
Sistan Basin
Sanglakh Range
Hindu Kush
Maidan Wardak Province
Kabul River
Unai Pass
Hamun Lake

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