# Kofarnihon

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*Kofarnihon* is also a former name of the city [Vahdat](/source/Vahdat) in Tajikistan.

River in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Kofarnihon The Kofarnihon in Vahdat Location Country Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Physical characteristics Mouth Amu Darya • coordinates 36°56′13″N 68°00′53″E / 36.93694°N 68.01472°E / 36.93694; 68.01472 Length 387 km (240 mi) Basin size 11,600 km2 (4,500 sq mi) Basin features Progression ‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd› Amu Darya→ Aral Sea

The **Kofarnihon** ([Tajik](/source/Tajik_language): Кофарниҳон, [Uzbek](/source/Uzbek_language): *Kofarnihon*) is one of the major tributaries of the [Amu Darya](/source/Amu_Darya) (together with [Vakhsh](/source/Vakhsh_(river)) and [Panj](/source/Panj_River)) in Tajikistan. The river is 387 kilometres (240 mi) long and has a basin area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 mi2).[1] It rises on the southern slopes of [Gissar Range](/source/Gissar_Range) in [Vahdat district](/source/Vahdat_district), formerly Kofarnihon district, and flows in the general south-western direction past the cities of [Vahdat](/source/Vahdat) and [Dushanbe](/source/Dushanbe), where it turns south and runs through [Khatlon Province](/source/Khatlon_Province) toward the [border with Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_border). It falls into Amudarya some 40 km west of the confluence point of Vakhsh and Panj rivers. The Kofarnihon is an important source of drinking water, and yet it is highly polluted by irrigation runoff and inadequately cleaned recycled water around the cities of Dushanbe and Vahdat.[2]

For part of its course, it forms the [border between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan](/source/Tajikistan%E2%80%93Uzbekistan_border). Its main tributaries are the [Varzob](/source/Varzob_(river)) and [Khanaka](/source/Khanaka_(river)) from the right, and the [Elok](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elok_(river)&action=edit&redlink=1) from the right.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bse_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bse_1-1) [Кафирниган](http://bse.sci-lib.com/article060073.html), [Great Soviet Encyclopedia](/source/Great_Soviet_Encyclopedia)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tajikistan 2002. The State of the Environment. Water Resources"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080414064230/http://enrin.grida.no/htmls/tadjik/soe2001/rus/htmls/water/state.htm). Archived from [the original](http://enrin.grida.no/htmls/tadjik/soe2001/rus/htmls/water/state.htm) on 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-04-22.

## External links

- [Kafirnigan River](http://www.bookrags.com/history/worldhistory/kafirnigan-river-ema-03/)

v t e Rivers of Tajikistan Ak-Suu Amu Darya Bartang Fan Darya Gunt Iskander Darya Karatag Khanaka Kofarnihon Qizilsu Mughob Pamir Panj Shakhdara Simiganj Syr Darya Vakhsh Vanj Yaghnob Yazghulom Zambar Zarafshon

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