Khabur (Tigris)

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The Khabur or Khabur (Kurdish Xabûr, Arabic خابور, DMG Khabur ) is a left tributary of the Tigris in the Kurdish northern Iraq. It flows through the city of Zakho. To the west of Zakho to form the border between Iraq and Turkey. There is also the only border crossing between the two countries, which also bears the name Khabur.

East of this border crossing opens the Hêzil ( Hizil Cayi ) in the Khabur. The mouth of the Khabur in the Tigris is also the tri-border region between Iraq, Turkey and Syria.