Kurram River
Kurram River (Pashto: د کورمې سيند) originates from watershed of Koh e sofaid in Kurram District, flows through North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and joins River Indus near Isa Khel. It drains the southern flanks of the Spin Ghar mountain range and is a right bank tributary of the Indus River.
| Kurram | |
|---|---|
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 Course of the Kurram | |
| Native name | د کورمې سيند |
| Location | |
| Country | Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Region | Kurram Agency |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 20 km southeast of Gardez, Paktia |
| Mouth | Indus River |
• location | Isa Khel |
| Length | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Gambila |
Kurram river passes through tribal Area of Pakistan, and irrigates around 80,000 acres of land.[1]
Its tributaries include the Kirman River and the Khurmana River.[2][3]
The nearby Kurran-Garhi Project (finished in 1962) provides flood control and is used for irrigation and power.[4] The soil around Kurram river is very suitable for agriculture; It contains living properties and is subject to flood at some seasons.[5]
References
- Ali, Fawad; September 21; 2016. "Pakistani officials call for water agreement with Afghanistan". The Third Pole. Retrieved 2020-07-27.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Ali, Zulfiqar (6 June 2005). "Topographic survey of Kurram river planned". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- "Geography". FATA - Official Web Portal. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- "Bannu". britannica.com.
- Ullah, Atta; Wazir, Sultan Mehmood; Farooq, Ayesha; Muhammad, Asim; Latif, Abdul; Muhammad, Shah Faisal (2011-06-30). "SOIL FEATURES OF KURRAM RIVER BEDS OF DISTRICT BANNU, PAKISTAN". Pakistan Journal of Plant Sciences. 16-17 (2–1).
See also
- Kurram Valley
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