Balkh River

The Balkh River or Balkhab, also known in its upper reaches as the Band-e Amir River, is a river in northern . The river rises in the Band-e Amir lakes in in the .
Wikipedia
  • Watercourse
  • …lies at an elevation of around 300 metres (1,000 feet)
  • Description: tributary of the Amu Darya in Afghanistan
  • Also known as
    “Baktros”
    “Balkh Darra”
    “Band-e Bābeh”
    “Band-i-Amir”
    “Banḏe Amīṟ”
    “Daria Band-i-Babar”
    “Darra Band-i-Bābā”
    “Darra Band-i-Hāba”
    “Ḏaṟyā-i-Balkhāb”
    “Daryā-ye Chashmeh-ye Shāfā’”
    “Daryā-ye Darreh Gaz”
    “Rode Balkhab”
    “Shicha Khana”
    “Sholgara”
    “Showlgara”
  • Categories
    river
    body of water
  • Location
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Latitude
36.82757° or 36° 49′ 39″ north
Longitude
66.27988° or 66° 16′ 48″ east
Open location code
8J88R7HH+2X
Geo­Names ID
1147289
Wiki­data ID
Q2881031

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Balkh River” goes by many names.
بلخArabic
نهر بلخArabic
Ríu BalkhAsturian
БалхBulgarian
Балх (река)Bulgarian
Balkh RiverCebuano
巴爾喀河Chinese
Balch (řeka)Czech
BalchábCzech
DaragezCzech
Balkh RiverDutch
بلخEgyptian Arabic
Balkh-ÂbFrench
BalchGerman
BalchabGerman
BalkhGerman
BalkhabGerman
Abhainn BalkhIrish
BalkhItalian
Balkh (fiume)Italian
バルフ川Japanese
BactrusLatin
BalhaLatvian
Balha (upe)Latvian
باختروسPersian
باکتروسPersian
بلخPersian
بلخ آبPersian
دریای بلخابPersian
رودبلخابPersian
رودخانهٔ بلخابPersian
د بلخ سیندPushto
БалхRussian
BalkhSwedish
Balkh RiverSwedish
Belh NehriTurkish
دریائے بلخUrdu
BalxobUzbek
Afon BalkhWelsh
BalchWestern Frisian
دریائے بلخWestern Panjabi
دریائے بلکھWestern Panjabi

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