Habur
E473379
Habur is the ancient name of the Khabur River, a historically significant tributary of the Euphrates in northern Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Habur canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient river name
ⓘ
river ⓘ tributary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chaboras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habor NERFINISHED ⓘ Khabur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Khabur River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hurrian settlements
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinLocatedIn | Jazira region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| confluenceNear | Deir ez-Zor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | northeastern Syria ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Semitic root for "river" or "stream" ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSites |
Tell Barri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell Halaf NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell Leilan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
irrigated valleys
ⓘ
seasonal tributaries ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | center of Bronze Age urbanization in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense concentration of early urban sites
ⓘ
role in Assyrian provincial system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
Assyrian sources ⓘ Babylonian sources ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| mouthLocatedIn | Euphrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fertile Crescent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Euphrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.