| Landai Sin River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Kunar River |
• location | Barikot, Kamdesh, Afghanistan |
| Basin size | ~3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Kunar River → Kabul River → Indus River |
The Landai Sin River ( Pashto: لنډی سين Lanḍai Sīn, "Short River"), also called the Bashgal River (باشګال سيند), is located in eastern Afghanistan. It rises in the Hindu Kush range near the Mandol Pass in the Nuristan Province of Afghanistan, and is fed from glaciers and snow to its north. The Landai Sin is a tributary of Kunar River. [1]
The Landai Sin Valley is inhabited by the Kata, Mumo (Madugal), Kashtan, and Kom tribes of the Nuristani people. Eastern Kata-vari is the main spoken language in the Landai Sin Valley. The main town on the river is Kamdesh.
See also
References
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780810878150. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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| Landai Sin River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Kunar River |
• location | Barikot, Kamdesh, Afghanistan |
| Basin size | ~3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Kunar River → Kabul River → Indus River |
The Landai Sin River ( Pashto: لنډی سين Lanḍai Sīn, "Short River"), also called the Bashgal River (باشګال سيند), is located in eastern Afghanistan. It rises in the Hindu Kush range near the Mandol Pass in the Nuristan Province of Afghanistan, and is fed from glaciers and snow to its north. The Landai Sin is a tributary of Kunar River. [1]
The Landai Sin Valley is inhabited by the Kata, Mumo (Madugal), Kashtan, and Kom tribes of the Nuristani people. Eastern Kata-vari is the main spoken language in the Landai Sin Valley. The main town on the river is Kamdesh.
See also
References
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780810878150. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
External links
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| Populated places | ||
| Other | ||
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