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Kushk River

Field	Value
name	Kushk
native_name	tk
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Turkmenistan
subdivision_type5	Towns/Cities
subdivision_name5	Kushk
length_mi	150
length_ref
discharge1_avg	0.11 cubic km
source1	Aq Robat and Galleh Chagar Rivers
source1_location	Paropamisus mountains north-western Afghanistan
source1_elevation
mouth	Morghāb River
mouth_location	Marghab District, Afghanistan
basin_size

The Kushk (known in Turkmenistan as Guşgy) is a river which, for a portion of its course, forms the boundary between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, and used to form part of the southernmost border of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The Kushk is fed by the Aq Robat and Galleh Chagar rivers in north-western Afghanistan. After 150 km, it flows into the Murghab River.

Etymology

It is also known as Kushka River. The river gives its name to Kushk, the chief town in the Afghan province of Herat, situated some 20 mi from the Turkmenistan border, and to Kushka (now Serhetabat), a former military post on the border of Turkmenistan. There it joins Egriyok River and then pours into Morghāb River. In the summer months, parts of the river are dry but in general the river irrigates farmland in the lower parts.

Geography

One bridge over the river was built in 1960, it carries a railroad track. Linking Torghundi with Serhetabat. It later had a road bridge built as well. For about 16 km of its path, the Kushk river marks the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. This river flows towards northwest and after passing the town of Koshk-e Kohneh joins Moqor river.

The Kushk was once also crossed by the Chahil Dukhteran Bridge (or 'Pul-i-Kishti'), now in ruins.

Ecological significance

The region of the Kushka River was home to the Persian leopard. In the past, the Caspian tiger and Asiatic cheetah had occurred here.

References

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Development Law Service {{google books. Eu0HitotYegC. Sources of International Water Law (2001)
(24 April 2019). "DLM 3 Rivers of the Hindu Kush, Pamir, and Hindu Raj".
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Igor S. Zonn, Andrey G. Kostianoy (Editors){{Googlebooks. 95S5BQAAQBAJ. The Turkmen Lake Altyn Asyr and Water Resources in Turkmenistan
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Heptner, V. G., Sludskij, A. A.. (1992). "Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola". Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation.

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