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

For thousands of years, the Euphrates River and its largest tributary, the Khabur River, which cuts through Hasaka Province, nurtured some of the world’s earliest farming settlements.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2022

The low level of the Khabur, which many farmers depend on to irrigate their fields, means they have to operate their diesel-powered pumps longer to get the same amount of water.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2022

The Assyrian Christians were seized from the Khabur River valley in northern Syria, among the last holdouts of a minority that had been chased across the Mideast for generations.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2016

The Khabur valley is now all but empty of its Christians.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2016

It lies in a straight line westward of Mosul and the ancient Nineveh, and not far from the banks of the Khabur.

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)