To understand the mechanisms that effect to response to salinity of legumes, six chickpea genotypes were tested in sand-filled pots in the greenhouse. The chickpea seeds were irrigated with water of four different salinity levels (0.5, 2, 4, 6dS/m). Physiological and phenomenological observations were made. The results indicated that the varieties responded differently to different salinity levels. The salinity had little effect on germination. Genotypes F.97-74. F.87-59 and ILC 3279 were found to have higher salt tolerance and produced more dry matter than genotype F.97-265.