The Kokcha River ( fa, رودخانه کوکچه) is located in northeastern
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...
. A tributary of the
Panj river
The Panj (russian: Пяндж; fa, رودخانه پنج) (; tg, Панҷ, پنج), traditionally known as the Ochus River and also known as ''Pyandzh'' (derived from its Russian name "Пяндж"), is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river ...
, it flows through
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lowe ...
in the
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Province ...
. It is named after the
Koksha Valley. The city of
Feyzabad lies along the Kokcha. Near the village of
Artin Jelow
Artin Jelow (also Atin Jilao) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is roughly 16 miles southeast of Rostaq, Afghanistan. There is a bridge over the Kokcha River there. In the 1970s, the village population were pri ...
there is a bridge over the river.
Course
The Kokcha begins in
Kuran wa Munjan District
Kuran wa Munjan District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. Located in the Hindu Kush mountains, the district is home to approximately 8,000 residents. The district administrative center is Kuran wa Munjan. ...
near the district center of
Kuran wa Munjan
Kurān wa Munjān, also spelled Kiran wa Munjan (‘Alāqahdārī Kirān wa Munjān) or Koran va Monjan, ( fa, کران و منجان) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Kuran wa Munjan Distric ...
and flows north, passing through
Yamgan District
Yamgan District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of the Baharak District and is home to approximately 20,000 residents, mostly Ismailis.
History
During the Afghan Civil ...
and
Jurm District
Jurm District (Persian: جورم ولسوالۍ) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan. The district capital is a town named Jurm. The district is 3 hours from the center of the province in Fayzabad, and is h ...
. Near the village of
Baharak, the Warduj river meets the Kokcha. The river then flows east, going around the northern border of
Argo District
Argo District ( / ) is one of the 28 districts in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the cros ...
and passing Feyzabad. Finally, the Kokcha enters
Takhar Province
Takhar (Dari , Farsi/Pashto: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeast of the country next to Tajikistan. It is surrounded by Badakhshan in the east, Panjshir in the south, and Baghlan and Kunduz in the w ...
, flows around the southern border of
Rustaq District
Rustaq District is a district of Takhar Province, northern Afghanistan. The district centre is the town of Rostaq. As recently as 2020, the district was considered to be under government control, as opposed to control by the Taliban. However, ...
, and ends at the
Amu Darya
The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...
by
Ai-Khanoum
Ai-Khanoum (, meaning ''Lady Moon''; uz, Oyxonim) is the archaeological site of a Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The city, whose original name is unknown, was probably founded by an early ruler of the Seleucid Empire and se ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Afghanistan
This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin.
Flowing into the Arabian Sea
*''Indus River (Pakistan)''
**Gomal River
*** Kundar River
***Zhob River
**Kurram River
** Kabul River
***Bara ...
*
Teshkan Bridge
The Teshkan Bridge in Badashkhan is a bridge across the Kokcha River.
Highway 302, which crosses the bridge, is the only road connection between Badashkhan and the rest of Afghanistan.
In 1999 the bridge was a strategic resource fought over by ...
References
External links
Streamflow Characteristics of AfghanistanMap of Watersheds of AfghanistanTakhar Province Reference MapFlickr images
{{Badakhshan Province
Rivers of Afghanistan
Landforms of Takhar Province
Landforms of Badakhshan Province