Ghorband
| Ghorband | ||
 The Ghorband (left in the picture) leaves the mountainous region near Pule Matak |
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| Data | ||
| location | Parwan ( Afghanistan ) | |
| River system | Indus | |
| Drain over | Punjjir → Kabul → Indus → Indian Ocean | |
| source | in the northwest of Parwan Province 35 ° 0 ′ 58 ″ N , 68 ° 11 ′ 47 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 4400 m | |
| muzzle |
River Pandschir Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ′ 59 ″ N , 69 ° 18 ′ 27 ″ E 34 ° 59 ′ 59 ″ N , 69 ° 18 ′ 27 ″ E
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| length | approx. 130 km | |
| Discharge at the Pul-i-Ashwawa A Eo gauge : 4020 km² |
MQ 1959/1980 Mq 1959/1980 |
23.1 m³ / s 5.7 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Salang | |
| Right tributaries | Turkman | |
 Bridge built by US soldiers in Ghorband District, Parwan Province |
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The Ghorband is a right tributary of the Punjjir in eastern Afghanistan .
course
Coming from the extreme northwest of Parwan Province , the Ghorband flows through the province eastward to flow into the Punjjir River at the provincial border, near the city of Charikar . The Ghorband formed the Parwan valley, which is perhaps 500 m wide and several hundred meters deep into the surrounding mountains of the Hindu Kush, where the A77 road also runs.
Hydrometry
Mean monthly discharge of the Ghorband (in m³ / s) at the Pul-i-Ashwawa gauge
measured from 1959 to 1980
Web links
Commons : Ghorband - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Map of Parwan Province (PDF; 284 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Streamflow Characteristics at Streamgages in Northern Afghanistan and Selected Locations (PDF 5.6 MB) USGS.