Jaghjagh River
The Dschaghdschagh seen from Musa Anter - Park in Nusaybin (February 2009).
The Dschaghdschagh (Arabic نهر جقجق, DMG Nahr Ǧaqǧaq or نهر الجغجغ, DMG Nahr al- Ǧaġǧaġ, Turkish Çağ CAG Deresi, Kurdish: CEME Nisêbînê or Cexcex; older name Hirmas; ancient Greek name Mygdonios ) is a river, which rises in the south-eastern Turkey to Syria flows and flows into the Khabur.
Source
The Dschaghdschagh arises from the confluence of the two source rivers Beyazsu ( kurd: Ava Spi ) and Siyahsu ( kurd: Ava RES) from the limestone mountains of the Tur ' Abdin. The longer Siyahsu source river originates near the village in the district Toptepe Nusaybin the Turkish province of Mardin. His name ( Black Water ) he received because of a gray color through the rock and its water is not drinkable. 10 km further away rises the Beyazsu (white water) and after the Beyazsu has flowed about 2.5 km to the south, it merges with the Siyahsu. The combined flow fed the Nusaybin Dam. The Dschaghdschagh has a discharge rate 8-12 m³ / s
Course
The Dschaghdschagh flows through the border town of Nusaybin, where so much water is taken for irrigation of the fields that in the summer the very level decreases. Nusaybin is practically divided by the river into two halves. Five bridges cross the river: On the first bridge carries the highway D400/Europastraße 90 The second is named after the singer Ahmet Kaya, the fourth bears the name of Alemanni Körpüsü ( German bridge ), because here the Baghdad railway crossed the river. Then he passed the Turkish- Syrian border and flows through the city Qamishli. After he has left behind Qamishli, the river makes a wide arc in southwestern direction. In the place Safa makes a U -turn and flows south to al -Hasakah to. Shortly after the city it flows into the Khabur, which comes from the west.
The river is used as a rubbish dump and is therefore not in good condition. Therefore, it was begun in Nusaybin from 2000 with renovation work. Furthermore, were cleared riverside houses and decorated green areas along the river.
Flora and Fauna
In the river there are a lot of freshwater fish, of which the trout is bred by humans. There are still living a few mussel species and turtles in Dschaghdschagh whose existence is, however, compromised by the water pollution and hunting by humans.