Khabur River (Tigris tributary)
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The Khabur River is a significant watercourse in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq that flows through the region of Kurdistan before joining the Tigris River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khabur River (Tigris tributary) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T544184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Khabur River (Tigris tributary) Context triple: [Tigris, hasMajorTributary, Khabur River (Tigris tributary)]
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A.
Tigris
The Tigris is a major river in Western Asia that, together with the Euphrates, forms the historical Mesopotamian heartland and flows through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
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B.
Euphrates
The Euphrates is one of Western Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and forming part of the cradle of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
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C.
Salhir River
The Salhir River is a major river in Crimea that flows through the city of Simferopol before emptying into the Syvash lagoon system.
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D.
Gediz River
The Gediz River is a major river in western Turkey that flows into the Aegean Sea near the city of Izmir.
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E.
Jhelum River
The Jhelum River is a major river of the northern Indian subcontinent that flows through the Kashmir Valley into Pakistan, forming part of the Indus River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khabur River (Tigris tributary) Target entity description: The Khabur River is a significant watercourse in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq that flows through the region of Kurdistan before joining the Tigris River.
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A.
Tigris
The Tigris is a major river in Western Asia that, together with the Euphrates, forms the historical Mesopotamian heartland and flows through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
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B.
Euphrates
The Euphrates is one of Western Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and forming part of the cradle of ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
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C.
Salhir River
The Salhir River is a major river in Crimea that flows through the city of Simferopol before emptying into the Syvash lagoon system.
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D.
Gediz River
The Gediz River is a major river in western Turkey that flows into the Aegean Sea near the city of Izmir.
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E.
Jhelum River
The Jhelum River is a major river of the northern Indian subcontinent that flows through the Kashmir Valley into Pakistan, forming part of the Indus River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Iraq
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Iraq
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Tigris basin ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | semi-arid region ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River in northern Iraq
|
| flowsThrough |
Kurdistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdistan region
northern Iraq ⓘ Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Turkey
|
| geopoliticalContext | cross-border river ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | الخَابُور ⓘ |
| hasNameInKurdish | Xabûr ⓘ |
| hasTributaryRole | left-bank tributary of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Tigris watershed ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Anatolia
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| mouthOfWaterBody |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River
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| partOf | Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ |
| region | Kurdistan ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River
|
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | perennial river ⓘ |
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Subject: Khabur River (Tigris tributary) Description of subject: The Khabur River is a significant watercourse in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq that flows through the region of Kurdistan before joining the Tigris River.
Referenced by (1)
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