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Khabur River
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Khabur River

 Turkish Habur

River, southeastern Turkey and northeastern Syria. It rises in the mountains of southeastern Turkey and flows southeast to Syria, where it is joined by the Jaghjagh River; it then meanders south and empties into the Euphrates River after a course of 200 mi (320 km). It is an important irrigation source for northeastern Syria.



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Exploration intensified and led to discovery of Lekhwair and al-Huwaisah in 1968; Qarn Alam, Habur, Ghaba North and Saih Nihaydah in 1972; Amal and Saih Rawl in 1973; Anzauz and Barik in 1974; Shibkah in 1976; Rahab in 1977; and Birba and Qaharir in 1978.
Sanctions would include closing the Habur border gate through which $3 bn in trade used to pass annually.
The sanctions, agreed on Wednesday, remain unspecified, but Turkish officials are reportedly considering restricting the flow of traffic and goods at the Habur bridge border crossing, which is an economic lifeline for Iraq's north and an important supply route for multinational forces.
 
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