Kurram River

{{Short description|River in Afghanistan and Pakistan}}

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| name = Kurram

| native_name ={{native name|ps|د کورمې سيند}}

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| map_caption = Course of the Kurrama River

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| subdivision_name1 = Pakistan

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| subdivision_name2 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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| subdivision_name3 = Kurram Agency

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| source1_location = {{cvt|20|km}} southeast of Gardez, Paktia

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| mouth = Indus River

| mouth_location = near Isa Khel

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The Kurram River ({{langx|ps|د کورمې سيند}}), or Kurrama River, originates from the watershed of Spin Ghar region in the Paktia province of Afghanistan and the Kurram District of Pakistan. It flows through North Waziristan, and the city of Bannu, before joining the Indus River near Isa Khel. It drains the southern flanks of the Spin Ghar mountain range and is a right-bank tributary of the Indus.

Kurram River mainly passes through the southern Tribal Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It irrigates around {{convert|80,000|acres|ha|order=flip}} of land.{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Fawad|date=September 21, 2016|title=Pakistani officials call for water agreement with Afghanistan|url=https://www.thethirdpole.net/2016/09/21/pakistani-officials-call-for-water-agreement-with-afghanistan/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=The Third Pole|language=en-US}}

Its tributaries include the Kirman and the Khurmana rivers.{{cite web|last1=Ali|first1=Zulfiqar|title=Topographic survey of Kurram river planned|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/142307|website=DAWN.COM|access-date=13 May 2018|date=6 June 2005}}{{cite web|title=Geography|url=https://fata.gov.pk/Global-fac.php?iId=187&fid=33&pId=170&mId=87|website=FATA - Official Web Portal|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152806/https://fata.gov.pk/Global-fac.php?iId=187&fid=33&pId=170&mId=87|archive-date=13 May 2018|url-status=dead}}

The nearby Kurran-Garhi Project, finished in 1962, provides flood control and is used for irrigation and power.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bannu|title=Bannu|website=britannica.com}} The soil around Kurram river is very suitable for agriculture. It contains living properties and is subject to flood in some season.{{Cite journal|last1=Ullah|first1=Atta|last2=Wazir|first2=Sultan Mehmood|last3=Farooq|first3=Ayesha|last4=Muhammad|first4=Asim|last5=Latif|first5=Abdul|last6=Muhammad|first6=Shah Faisal|date=2011-06-30|title=Soil Features of Kurram River Beds of District Bannu, Pakistan|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=1023831X&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA314801735&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs|journal=Pakistan Journal of Plant Sciences|language=en|volume=16-17|issue=2–1}}