The Farah River (; ) is a river in western Afghanistan. The river originates in the Band-e Bayan Range in the eastern part of Ghor Province, and flows for to the Helmand swamps on the Afghanistan-Iran border. The city of Farah is located on the river, where in the dry season, it has a width of around and a depth of around . The river fluctuates greatly with the seasons, sometimes flooding in the spring and becoming impassable.
The lower valley of the Farah is fertile and well cultivated.
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External links at NASA Earth Observatory