Panjshēr

river, Asia

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The Panjshīr River is a tributary of the Kabul River, located in eastern Afghanistan. The Kabul River itself flows through both Afghanistan and Pakistan before joining the Indus River. The Panjshīr River's upper reaches experience a warm-summer continental climate, while its lower reaches are in a dry desert climate. A hydroelectric plant is situated a few miles below the Panjshīr's confluence with the Kabul River. The valley of the Kabul River, including the Panjshīr, has historically been a significant route for travel, notably used by Alexander the Great.1

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…the rivers, such as the Panjshēr (Panjshīr), the Alīngār, the Konar, and the Panjkora, follow the northeast-to-southwest direction and are then suddenly deflected toward the east-west axis by the Kābul River, into which they flow. The Yarkhun and Ghizar river valleys also take the same east-to-west direction. The Chitral River…
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…the rivers, such as the Panjshēr (Panjshīr), the Alīngār, the Konar, and the Panjkora, follow the northeast-to-southwest direction and are then suddenly deflected toward the east-west axis by the Kābul River, into which they flow. The Yarkhun and Ghizar river valleys also take the same east-to-west direction. The Chitral River…
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