The Surkhab, also known as the Surkh Rud, is a river in
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 ...
, which flows in the provinces of
Paktia and
Nangarhar. It is a tributary of the
Kabul River.
Course
The river rises in the district of Azra in the far north of Paktia Province, but for most of its course flows in the province of Nangarhar. It gives its name to the district of
Surkh Rod. The river flows north-east, then east, to the north of the western part of the
Safed Koh
The White Mountains ( ps, سپین غر, translit=Spīn Ghar; prs, سفیدکوه, translit=Safēd Kōh) mountains, from which it receives meltwater from glaciers. It enters the Kabul River some 10 km west of
Jalalabad
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.
Tributaries
The Surkhab receives many tributaries, especially on its right bank from the snows of the
Spin Ghar
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range.
External links
Map of Nangarhar Province
Rivers of Afghanistan
Landforms of Nangarhar Province
Landforms of Paktia Province
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