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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 475 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ARGHANDAB , a See also:

RIVER

river of See also:

AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan, about 250 M. in length. It rises in the See also:

HAZARA

Hazara See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country See also:

north-See also:

west of See also:

GHAZNI

Ghazni, and flowing See also:

south-west falls into the See also:

HELMUND

Helmund 20 M. below See also:

GIRISHK

Girishk. Very little is known about its upper course. It is said to be shallow, and to run nearly dry in height of summer; but when its See also:

DEPTH

depth exceeds 3 ft. its See also:

GREAT

great rapidity makes it a serious obstacle to travellers. In its See also:

LOWER

lower course it is much used for See also:

IRRIGATION (Lat. in, and rigare, to water or wet)

irrigation, and the valley is cultivated and populous; yet the See also:

WATER

water is said to be somewhat brackish. It is doubtful whether the See also:

ancient Arachotus is to be identified with the Arghandab or with its See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief confluent the Tarnak, which joins it on the See also:

LEFT

left about 3o m. S. W. of See also:

KANDAHAR

Kandahar. The two See also:

rivers run nearly parallel, inclosing the backbone of the See also:

GHILZAI

Ghilzai See also:

plateau. The Tarnak is much the shorter (length about 200 m.) and less copious. The ruins at See also:

ULAN (formerly spelt Uhlan)

Ulan Robat, supposed to represent the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city Arachosia, are in its See also:

basin; and the See also:

lake known as Ab-i-Istada, themost probable representative of Lake Arachotus, is near the See also:

head of the Tarnak, though not communicating with it. The Tarnak is dammed for irrigation at intervals, and in the hot See also:

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season almost exhausted.

There is a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

DEAL

deal of cultivation along the river, but few villages. The high road from See also:

KABUL

Kabul to Kandahar passes this way (another See also:

REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason for supposing the 'Tarnak to be Arachotus), and the See also:

PEOPLE

people live off the road to avoid the onerous duties of hospitality.

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