Zhob River
Zhob River (Pashto: ژوب سيند; Urdu: دریائے ژوب) is located in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The total length of the Zhob River is 410 km, and it flows on a generally northeasterly course.
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| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| province | Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Zhob District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Near Tsari Mehtarazai |
| Mouth | Gomal River |
• location | Khajuri Kach |
| Length | 410 km (250 mi) |
Etymology
In the Pashto language, Zhob means "oozing water".[1] Linguistically the name is Irano-Aryan in origin and compares etymologically to those of the Little Zab and Great Zab rivers in the Tigris Basin.
Course
The Zhob River originates in the Kan Metarzai range (Tsari Mehtarazai Pass). It passes about 4 km west of the city of Zhob. As a tributary of the Gomal River, which it joins near Khajuri Kach,[1] it forms a part of the Indus River Basin.
Agriculture
The Zhob River is used to irrigate the land in northern Balochistan along with the Gomal River, making the fertile soil available for agriculture. Although in the 1960s and 1970s degradation of the channel of the Zhob decreased the irrigable acreage.[2]
References
- "Zhob District". Khyber Gateway. 1 April 2005. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- Verheijen, Olaf (1998). Community Irrigation Systems in the Province of Balochistan (PDF). Lahore, Pakistan: International Irrigation Management Institute. p. 43. OCLC 152564336.