Lesser Zab
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The Lesser Zab is a significant river in the Middle East that flows through Iran and Iraq before joining the Tigris, contributing substantially to the region’s water resources and agriculture.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
→
tributary → |
| basinCountry |
Iran
→
Iraq → |
| continent | Asia → |
| contributesTo |
agricultural productivity in its basin
→
regional water resources → |
| country |
Iran
→
Iraq → |
| drainageBasin | Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin NERFINISHED → |
| flowsDirection | generally westward toward the Tigris → |
| flowsInto | Tigris → |
| hasAlternateName | Lower Zab → |
| hasEconomicImportance |
supports farming along its banks
→
supports local fisheries → |
| hasEnvironmentalRole | supports riparian ecosystems → |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | important in the history of Mesopotamia → |
| hasHydrologicalRole | important tributary of the middle Tigris → |
| locatedIn | Middle East → |
| mouthCountry | Iraq → |
| mouthLocation | confluence with the Tigris in Iraq → |
| partOf | Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED → |
| partOfWatershed | Tigris watershed NERFINISHED → |
| region |
Kurdistan
→
surface form:
Kurdistan region of Iraq
northwestern Iran → |
| sourceCountry | Iran → |
| tributaryOf | Tigris → |
| uses |
agriculture
→
hydroelectric power → irrigation → |
| watercourseThrough |
Kurdistan Regional Government
→
surface form:
Iraqi Kurdistan
Zagros Mountains →
surface form:
Zagros Mountains region
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Iraq