Khabur

American  

[khah-boor, ko-ber] / xɑˈbʊər, ˈkɒ bər /

Also Habor

noun

1. a river in western Asia, flowing south from southeastern Turkey through northeastern Syria to the Euphrates. 200 miles (320 km) long.

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Etymology

Origin of Khabur

First recorded in 1810–15; from Arabic (al-)khābūr

Example Sentences

The Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday that the deployment will take place in villages close to the town of Tal Tamr in the Khabur river region.

From Seattle Times

The SDF said it’s deploying the Syriac Military Council and Assyrian fighters in the Khabur river region.

From Seattle Times

The same fate has befallen all the surrounding villages, where Assyrian Christians, one of Syria’s many religious minorities, had long farmed and raised animals along the banks of the Khabur River in the country’s northeast.

From New York Times

The Syrian government had withdrawn from the villages and the Khabur River valley area in 2012 as it tried to control territory elsewhere amid the chaos as protests against the government turned into armed conflict.

From Seattle Times

The village of Tal Arboush, where the organizers held the celebration, is one of more than 30 villages along the Khabur River that were destroyed when Islamic State group militants descended from the nearby mountain in February 2015 and rampaged through, kidnapping 226 residents and sending the rest fleeing.

From Seattle Times