Kabul River
river in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Summary
Kabul River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maidan Wardak Province[3], Kabul Province[4], Laghman Province[5], Nangarhar Province[6], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[7]
- Country: Afghanistan[8], Pakistan[9]
- Commons category: Kabul River[10]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Indus River[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kabul River[12]
- Tributary: Swat River[13], Alingar River[14], Surkhab[15], Logar River[16], Panjshir River[17], Kunar River[18], Bara River[19]
- Category for the water basin: Q9445504[20]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Length: 460 km[24]
- Watershed area: 75,000 km²[25]
- Drainage basin: Indus basin[26]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Kabul River include Kabul[27], a capital city[28], in Afghanistan[29], founded in 1200[30].
Why It Matters
Kabul River has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Kabul[27], a capital city[28], in Afghanistan[29], founded in 1200[30].