Khabur (Tigris)

The Khabur (or Little Khabur -Kurdish: Xabûr, -Turkish: Habur- or Khabir or Habur Water or Habur Suyu -suyu meaning water-^[1][2]) is a river that begins in the Uludere district of the Şırnak Province, in the Eastern Anatolia Region in Turkey, it consists of a combination of small rivers that flow off the Bolkar mountain range south-east of Hakkâri. It flows generally south crossing the Turkey-Iraq^[3] border then in Iraq territory changes directionn and goes west going through the city Zakho and dividing it in half^[4] (the Little Khabur river is not to be mistaken with its main tributary the Hezil Suyu river). When the Little Khabur goes through the city of Zakho^[5] is crossed by the ancient possibly roman bridge of Delal^[6]. Few kilometres west of the Iraqi city of Zakho the Little Khabur river is joined by its main tributary the Hezil Suyu^{[7] [8]} (or Nizil river or Hezil Çayı) from there onwards the Little Khabur river is also called (and often mistaken with) the Hezil Suyu river^[8] and empties into the River Tigris at the tripoint between Turkey, Iraq and Syria.

After crossing the city of Zakho the Little Khabur river is the natural international border (20 km circa) at Ibrahim Khalil border crossing point between Turkey and Iraq - Kurdistan Region.

See also

• List of international border rivers

References

1. ^ google translate from Wikipedia article in turkish language
2. ^ panoramio photo where the river is called Habur Water
3. ^ panoramio map showing the Turkish-Iraq crossing of the Little Khabur river
4. ^ www.zaxo.at
5. ^ panoramio map showing where the Little Khabur river crosses the city of Zakho
6. ^ http://good-times.webshots.com
7. ^ http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt%3D37.164694 the Hezil Suyu river can often be mistaken for the Little Khabur River
8. ^ ^{a b} http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt%3D37.114233 even though it says Hezil Suyu is actually the Little Khabur river