Nimruz and Helmand
نیمروز و هلمندThe lower Helmand, the eastern half of historic Sistan, which Afghanistan shares with Iran.
The Helmand River runs south-west across Afghanistan to the Sistan basin, which Iran and Afghanistan share. Zaranj, capital of Nimruz, is the successor of Zarang, the ancient capital of Sistan.
Near Lashkar Gah stand the ruins of Bost and Lashkari Bazar, the palace city of the Ghaznavid sultans in the eleventh century, with its great arch.
In the Shahnameh
Nimruz is one of the names the Shahnameh gives to Rostam's homeland.
Cities and towns
Zaranjزرنج
Capital of Nimruz
Lashkar Gahلشکرگاه
Capital of Helmand, near the ruins of Bost
Landmarksبناها و نشانهها
Arch of Bost
طاق بستThe great arch of the Ghaznavid city of Bost
Stories from hereداستانها
Rostam, Rakhsh and the seven labours
Iran's greatest hero and his matchless horse take the short, deadly road to rescue a foolish king: a lion, a desert, a dragon, a witch and the White Div.
Rostam and Sohrab
A father and son who have never met face each other on the battlefield. It is the most heartbreaking episode in the Shahnameh, and Ferdowsi knows it.