Girishk
Sign in to saveGrishk is a city in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Grishk District and has an estimated population of 146,506 people.
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- Locality
- گرشک
- Region
- هلمند ولايت
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 43,588
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Grishk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 817
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Helmand
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Grishk
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 146,506
- Settlement.population_urban
- 12468
- Settlement.population_rural
- 134038
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 830
- Image
- Aerial photograph of Helmand River at Gereshk in 2011.jpg
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- Gereshk
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Grishk is a city in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Grishk District and has an estimated population of 146,506 people.
Grishk is at an elevation of approximately above sea level. It is located about an hour's drive northeast of Lashkargah where the Kandahar–Herat Highway passes over the Helmand River, some northwest of Kandahar and about the same distance southeast of Delaram. Upstream lies the Kajaki Dam which diverts water to the Boghra Irrigation Canal, an essential infrastructure for the region's crops. Grishk Dam is also nearby. The city was originally built around a fort on the east bank of the Helmand River but was later rebuilt on the west.
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