The Kokcha River ( fa, رودخانه کوکچه) is located in northeastern
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. A tributary of the
Panj river
The Panj (russian: Пяндж; fa, رودخانه پنج) (; tg, Панҷ, پنج), traditionally known as the Ochus River and also known as ''Pyandzh'' (derived from its Russian name "Пяндж"), is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river ...
, it flows through
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
in the
Hindu Kush. It is named after the
Koksha Valley
Koksha ( prs, , mnj, , ps, کوکشه) is a valley that is located in Badakhshan's Kuran Wa Munjan District in Afghanistan. Koksha is famous for its lapis lazuli found in the mines of Sar-e-Sang since the 3rd millennium BC. Koksha Valley i ...
. The city of
Feyzabad lies along the Kokcha. Near the village of
Artin Jelow
Artin Jelow (also Atin Jilao) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is roughly 16 miles southeast of Rostaq, Afghanistan. There is a bridge over the Kokcha River there. In the 1970s, the village population were pri ...
there is a bridge over the river.
Course
The Kokcha begins in
Kuran wa Munjan District near the district center of
Kuran wa Munjan
Kurān wa Munjān, also spelled Kiran wa Munjan (‘Alāqahdārī Kirān wa Munjān) or Koran va Monjan, ( fa, کران و منجان) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Kuran wa Munjan Distric ...
and flows north, passing through
Yamgan District
Yamgan District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of the Baharak District and is home to approximately 20,000 residents, mostly Ismailis.
History
During the Afghan Civil ...
and
Jurm District
Jurm District (Persian: جورم ولسوالۍ) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan. The district capital is a town named Jurm. The district is 3 hours from the center of the province in Fayzabad, and is h ...
. Near the village of
Baharak, the Warduj river meets the Kokcha. The river then flows east, going around the northern border of
Argo District and passing Feyzabad. Finally, the Kokcha enters
Takhar Province, flows around the southern border of
Rustaq District
Rustaq District is a district of Takhar Province, northern Afghanistan. The district centre is the town of Rostaq. As recently as 2020, the district was considered to be under government control, as opposed to control by the Taliban. However, t ...
, and ends at the
Amu Darya
The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin language, Latin name or Greek ) is a major rive ...
by
Ai-Khanoum.
See also
*
List of rivers of Afghanistan
*
Teshkan Bridge
The Teshkan Bridge in Badashkhan is a bridge across the Kokcha River.
Highway 302, which crosses the bridge, is the only road connection between Badashkhan and the rest of Afghanistan.
In 1999 the bridge was a strategic resource fought over by ...
References
External links
Streamflow Characteristics of AfghanistanMap of Watersheds of AfghanistanTakhar Province Reference MapFlickr images
{{Badakhshan Province
Rivers of Afghanistan
Landforms of Takhar Province
Landforms of Badakhshan Province