Qala-i Fateh

Qala-i Fath stands on the lower Helmand, where the river approaches the flat plain of Sar-o-Tar. Built in the fifteenth century, its citadel was enclosed by walls and towers. Three large canals drew water from the Helmand near the fortress to irrigate the plain to the east. Historical records place the site's abandonment in the eighteenth century, after which sand spread over the former fields and settlements.