Habur

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Habur is the ancient name of the Khabur River, a historically significant tributary of the Euphrates in northern Mesopotamia.

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Habur canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient river name
river
tributary
alsoKnownAs Chaboras
Habor
Khabur
ancientNameOf Khabur River
associatedWith Hurrian settlements
Neo-Assyrian Empire
basinLocatedIn Jazira region
linked to: Al-Jazira region
climateZone semi-arid
confluenceNear Deir ez-Zor
country Syria
drainageBasin northeastern Syria
etymologyRelatedTo Semitic root for "river" or "stream"
flowsThrough Syria
Turkey
hasArchaeologicalSites Tell Barri
Tell Brak
Tell Halaf
Tell Leilan
hasFeature irrigated valleys
seasonal tributaries
historicalImportance center of Bronze Age urbanization in northern Mesopotamia
historicalRegion Assyria
Mesopotamia
knownFor dense concentration of early urban sites
role in Assyrian provincial system
languageOfName Akkadian
locatedIn Northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

Upper Mesopotamia
mentionedIn Akkadian texts
Assyrian sources
Babylonian sources
Old Testament
linked to: Bible
mouthLocatedIn Euphrates
partOf Fertile Crescent
Tigris–Euphrates river system
regionType alluvial plain
sourceRegion southeastern Turkey
timePeriodOfProminence Bronze Age
Iron Age
tributaryOf Euphrates
usedFor agriculture
irrigation

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Khabur River ancientName Habur