Kokcha River

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title: "Kokcha River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-afghanistan", "landforms-of-takhar-province", "landforms-of-badakhshan-province"] description: "River in Afghanistan" topic_path: "general/rivers-of-afghanistan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokcha_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary River in Afghanistan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]

Field	Value
name	Kokcha River
image	River in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.jpg
image_caption	The Kokcha River in Badakhshan Province
image_size	300
image_alt	The Kokcha river flows around a bend
map	Kokcha River Watershed.jpg
map_size	300
map_caption	Kokcha River watershed (Interactive map)
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Afghanistan
subdivision_type2	Provinces
subdivision_name2	Badakhshan and Takhar
mouth_elevation	446 m
mouth	Confluence with the Panj River near Dast-i-Qal'a, Afghanistan
mouth_location	Dashti Qala District
mouth_coordinates
source1_location	Confluence of mountain rivers near Koran va Manjan in the Panjshir Valley, Hindu Kush Mountains, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	2500 m
length	320 km
basin_size	22367.3 km2
discharge1_avg	101-163 m3/s
basin_population	715,236
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| name = Kokcha River | native_name = | image = River in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.jpg | image_caption = The Kokcha River in Badakhshan Province | image_size = 300 | image_alt = The Kokcha river flows around a bend | map = Kokcha River Watershed.jpg | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Kokcha River watershed (Interactive map) | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Afghanistan | subdivision_type2 = Provinces | subdivision_name2 = Badakhshan and Takhar | mouth_elevation = 446 m | mouth = Confluence with the Panj River near Dast-i-Qal'a, Afghanistan | mouth_location = Dashti Qala District | mouth_coordinates = | source1_location = Confluence of mountain rivers near Koran va Manjan in the Panjshir Valley, Hindu Kush Mountains, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan | source1_coordinates = | source1_elevation = 2500 m | length = 320 km | basin_size = 22367.3 km2 | discharge1_avg = 101-163 m3/s | basin_population = 715,236

The Kokcha River () is located in northeastern Afghanistan. A tributary of the Panj river, it flows through Badakhshan Province in the Hindu Kush. It is named after the Koksha Valley. The city of Feyzabad lies along the Kokcha. Near the village of Artin Jelow there is a bridge over the river..

Course

The Kokcha begins in Kuran wa Munjan District near the district center of Kuran wa Munjan and flows north, passing through Yamgan District and Jurm District. Near the village of Baharak, the Warduj river meets the Kokcha. The river then flows east, going around the northern border of Argo District and passing Feyzabad. Finally, the 320-km long Kokcha enters Takhar Province, flows around the southern border of Rustaq District, and discharges into the Amu Darya near Ai-Khanoum.

References

References

1. "Watershed Atlas of Afghanistan: Part IV".
2. "DLM 3 Rivers of the Hindu Kush, Pamir, and Hindu Raj {{!}} Center for Afghanistan Studies {{!}} University of Nebraska Omaha".
3. (1972). "Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan". Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt.
4. Moorey, Peter Roger. (1999). "Ancient Mesopotamian materials and industries: The archaeological evidence". Eisenbrauns.
5. (1995). "Gemstones of Afghanistan". Geoscience Press.
6. (9 February 2014). "Badakhshan Province - Reference Map".

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