Gomal River
The Gomal (Urdu: دریائے گومل, Pashto: ګومل سیند، ګومل دریاب) is a 400-kilometre-long (250 mi) river in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It rises in northern Afghanistan's Paktika Province. It joins the Indus River 20 miles south of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
| Gomal | |
|---|---|
Course of the Gomal | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| Provinces | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Katawaz Region, Gomal District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan |
| • coordinates | 32.502974°N 68.901294°E |
| Mouth | Indus River |
• location | Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
• coordinates | 31°36′53″N 70°50′46″E |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wana Khwar |
| • right | Zhob River |
The river lends its name to the Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan and the Gomal District in Afghanistan's Paktika province.
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