Afrin River

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The Afrin River is a significant watercourse in northern Syria and southern Turkey that contributes to the Orontes River basin and supports agriculture and settlements along its course.

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Label Occurrences
Afrin River canonical 2

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Syria NERFINISHED
Turkey NERFINISHED
country Syria
Turkey
crossesBorderBetween Turkey and Syria NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Eastern Mediterranean basin
flowsThrough Afrin District NERFINISHED
Afrin city NERFINISHED
geopoliticalContext transboundary watercourse between Turkey and Syria
hasEconomicImportance supports local agriculture
supports rural livelihoods
hasEnvironmentalRole supports riparian ecosystems
hasHydrologicalRole contributes to Orontes River flow
locatedIn Northern Syria NERFINISHED
Southern Turkey NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
mouthOf Orontes River NERFINISHED
partOf Orontes River basin NERFINISHED
region Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED
Hatay Province NERFINISHED
supports agriculture
human settlements
tributaryOf Orontes River NERFINISHED
usedFor irrigation
local water supply

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orontes River majorTributary Afrin River
Cyrrhus locatedOn Afrin River