Gereshk

Gereshk

      town, southwestern Afghanistan. It lies along the Helmand River, 75 miles (120 km) west-northwest of Kandahār, with which it is linked by road. Gereshk is the centre of a rich agricultural area; the Kajakī dam upriver diverts water to the Boghrā irrigation canal. The town was originally built around a fort on the right bank of the river and was later rebuilt on the left bank. During the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42), the fort, now in ruins, was held by the British; it was returned in 1879. Gereshk houses an engineering school (1957) and a hospital. About 20 miles (32 km) south of the town, at the confluence of the Helmand and Arghandāb rivers, is the ruined city of Qalʿeh-ye Best (Bust). Pop. (1988 est.) 6,000.

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