Balikh River

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The Balikh River is a major river in northern Syria that flows through the arid plains of Upper Mesopotamia before joining the Euphrates.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Barada River 0 1
Quweiq River 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Syria NERFINISHED
climateZone semi-arid
country Syria NERFINISHED
crossesBorderFrom Turkey to Syria
drainageBasin Euphrates basin NERFINISHED
ecosystemType riparian habitat in arid region
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Euphrates NERFINISHED
flowsThrough arid plains of Upper Mesopotamia
hasAlternativeName Balikh NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeTransliteration Balīkh River NERFINISHED
hasLanguageName Arabic NERFINISHED
hasNameInArabic نهر البليخ NERFINISHED
hasTributary Jullab River NERFINISHED
Wadi al-Kheder NERFINISHED
hasWatershedUse pastoralism
rain-fed farming
historicalRegion Assyria NERFINISHED
Northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance associated with Bronze Age settlements
important in early agricultural development in Mesopotamia
hydrologicalSystem Euphrates–Tigris basin NERFINISHED
isPartOfHydrologicalNetwork Middle Euphrates region NERFINISHED
knownFor supporting ancient Mesopotamian settlements
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
northern Syria NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
mouthCountry Syria NERFINISHED
mouthLocation near Raqqa
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Tell Hammam et-Turkman NERFINISHED
Tell Sabi Abyad NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Raqqa NERFINISHED
Tell Abyad NERFINISHED
partOf Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED
politicalRegion Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED
Raqqa Governorate NERFINISHED
region Levant NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Turkey NERFINISHED
Şanlıurfa Province NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Euphrates NERFINISHED
tributaryType left tributary
usedFor agriculture
irrigation
watercourseType perennial river

Referenced by (5)

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

Euphrátēs hasMajorTributary Balikh River
Haran locatedNear Balikh River
Aleppo locatedOnRiver Balikh River
this entity surface form: "Quweiq River"
Damascus river Balikh River
this entity surface form: "Barada River"
Euphrates tributary Balikh River