The Khabur is a river that begins in the Uludere

Uludere

Uludere is a village and district of Şırnak Province of Turkey....

 district of the Şırnak Province

Şırnak Province

The Şırnak Province is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 430,109 . The population was 353,197 in 2000....

, in the Eastern Anatolia Region

Eastern Anatolia Region

The Eastern Anatolia Region is one of seven non-administrative subdivisions of Turkey and encompasses its eastern provinces.The region and the name "Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi" were first defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. It has the highest average altitude, largest geographical area, and...

 in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, it consists of a combination of small rivers that flow off the Bolkar

Taurus Mountains

Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east...

 mountain range south-east of Hakkâri

Hakkari

Hakkâri , is a city and the capital of the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The name Hakkâri is derived from the Syriac word, Akkare, meaning farmers...

. It flows generally south crossing the Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

-Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 border then in Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 territory changes directionn and goes west going through the city Zakho

Zakho

Zakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city...

 and dividing it in half (the Little Khabur river is not to be mistaken with its main tributary the Hezil Suyu

Hezil Suyu

The Hezil Suyu is a river in south-eastern Turkey in the Eastern Anatolia Region which flows entirely in the Şırnak Province and is the natural border between Turkey and Iraq.The Hezil Suyu river does not flow in Iraqi territory and also does not flow across the city of Zakho but is located...

 river). When the Little Khabur goes through the city of Zakho

Zakho

Zakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city...

 is crossed by the ancient possibly roman bridge of Delal

Delal

Delal or Pira Delal also Pirdí Delal , informally known also as Pira Berî , is an ancient bridge in the town of Zakho, in southern Kurdistan The bridge is 114 metres long and 15.5 metres high....

. Few kilometres west of the Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

i city of Zakho

Zakho

Zakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city...

 the Little Khabur river is joined by its main tributary the Hezil Suyu

Hezil Suyu

The Hezil Suyu is a river in south-eastern Turkey in the Eastern Anatolia Region which flows entirely in the Şırnak Province and is the natural border between Turkey and Iraq.The Hezil Suyu river does not flow in Iraqi territory and also does not flow across the city of Zakho but is located...

(or Nizil river or Hezil Çayı) from there onwards the Little Khabur river is also called (and often mistaken with) the Hezil Suyu river and empties into the River Tigris at the tripoint

Tripoint

A tripoint, or trijunction , is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet....

 between Turkey, Iraq and Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

.

After crossing the city of Zakho

Zakho

Zakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city...

 the Little Khabur river is the natural international border (20 km circa) at Ibrahim Khalil border

Ibrahim Khalil border

Ibrahim Khalil is a border crossing point between Turkey and Iraq - Kurdistan Region. In English it is known as 'Habur Gate.' Before the control point and gate there is a bridge crossing the river Khabur , which forms the natural border between Iraq and Turkey.Although it is an entry point into...

crossing point between Turkey and Iraq - Kurdistan Region.