The Hari Rud is a river flowing from the mountains of central Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, where it disappears in the
Kara-Kum desert. Rud means "river" in Persian.
The river originates in the Koh-i Baba mountain range, part of Hindu Kush
system, and follows a relatively straight course to the west.
In western Afghanistan the Hari Rud flows to the south of Herat. The
valley around Herat was historically famous for its fertility and dense
cultivation. The river meets the Jam Rud at the site of the
Minaret of Jam, said to be the second tallest minaret in the
world at 65 metres.
After Herat the river turns northwest, then north, forming
the northern part of the border between Afghanistan and Iran. Further
north it forms the south-eastern part of the border between Iran and Turkmenistan.
In Turkmenistan it is known as the Tedzhen river and it passes close to the city
of Tedzhen.
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