Helmund, or HELMAND, a river of Afghanistan, rises on the south slopes of the Hindu Kush, flows south-west, west, and north-west, and after a course of about 680 miles empties itself into the lake of Hamun or Seistan. See map at AFGHANISTAN.
Helmund
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 636
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