Khabur

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Khabur is a major river in northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey that historically served as an important tributary of the Euphrates and a key waterway in ancient Mesopotamia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWithArchaeologicalSites Tell Barri NERFINISHED
Tell Brak NERFINISHED
Tell Halaf NERFINISHED
Tell Leilan NERFINISHED
Tell Mozan NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Syria
Turkey
drainageBasin Khabur basin NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Deir ez-Zor Governorate NERFINISHED
Ras al-Ayn region NERFINISHED
al-Hasakah NERFINISHED
hasFeature irrigated plains
seasonal tributaries
semi-arid climate along its course
hasTributary Jaghjagh River NERFINISHED
Jarrah River NERFINISHED
Radd River NERFINISHED
Tawuq River NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Assyria NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
historicalRole agricultural irrigation source
important waterway in ancient Mesopotamia
support for ancient urban settlements
trade route corridor
languageVariantName Khabour NERFINISHED
Khabur River NERFINISHED
al-Khabur NERFINISHED
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
northeastern Syria
southeastern Turkey
mouthCountry Syria NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Euphrates NERFINISHED
partOf Euphrates basin NERFINISHED
region al-Hasakah Governorate NERFINISHED
Şanlıurfa Province NERFINISHED
significance key river system in northeastern Syria
major tributary of the Euphrates in Syria
sourceRegion Turkish-Syrian border area
southeastern Turkey
tributaryOf Euphrates NERFINISHED
usedInPeriod Bronze Age NERFINISHED
Classical Antiquity NERFINISHED
Iron Age NERFINISHED
Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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Xabûr alternativeName Khabur
Khabur River ancientName Khabur