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Helmand

Syllabification: (Hel·mand)
Pronunciation: /ˈhelmənd/

Definition of Helmand
  • the longest river in Afghanistan. Rising in the Hindu Kush, it flows southwest for 700 miles (1,125 km) before emptying into marshland near the Iran-Afghanistan frontier.
  • a province in SW Afghanistan.

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