Sajur River
| Sājūr River (Arabic: نهر الساجور) | |
| Sayur Çayı Turkish | |
| River | |
| Countries | Turkey, Syria |
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| Region | Middle East |
| City | Gaziantep, Manbij |
| Mouth | Euphrates |
| - coordinates | 36°39′35″N 38°04′14″E / 36.65972°N 38.07056°ECoordinates: 36°39′35″N 38°04′14″E / 36.65972°N 38.07056°E |
| Length | 108 km (67 mi) |
| Basin | 2,042 km2 (788 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 4.1 m3/s (145 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 7 m3/s (247 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 1.4 m3/s (49 cu ft/s) |
 Map (in French) of the Syro–Turkish part of the Euphrates basin with the Sājūr (Sajour) in the left
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The Sājūr River (Arabic: نهر الساجور [næhr æs sæːˈd͡ʒuːr], Turkish: Sayur Çayı) is a 108 kilometres (67 mi) long river originating in Turkey and flowing into the Euphrates in Syria. It is the smallest of the three rivers joining the Euphrates in Syria, and the only one that joins the Euphrates on its right bank. Occupation in the Sājūr basin started in the Lower Palaeolithic period and continues until today.
The Sājūr River is 108 kilometres (67 mi) long, of which 60 kilometres (37 mi) in Turkey and 48 kilometres (30 mi) in Syria. It is fed by two streams which join south of Gaziantep. From there, the Sājūr flows southeast until it crosses the Syro–Turkish border. The river then continues in a roughly easterly direction until it joins the Euphrates on its right bank in the area that is flooded by the Tishrin Dam reservoir. In Syria, the river cuts a valley into the Manbij Plain that is between 20 and 100 metres (66 and 328 ft) below the level of the plain, and up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide. Average discharge is 4.1 cubic metres (140 cu ft) per second. Maximum discharge, occurring in the months February and March, is 7 cubic metres (250 cu ft) per second, while minimum discharge, recorded for June–October, is 1.4 cubic metres (49 cu ft) per second. Average annual discharge is 0.14 cubic kilometres (0.03 cu mi). Both in terms of length, as well as discharge, the Sājūr is the smallest of the three rivers that join the Euphrates on Syrian soil – the other two being the Balikh and the Khabur. The Sājūr is also the only river in Syria that enters the Euphrates on its right bank; both the Balikh and the Khabur flow into the Euphrates on the left bank.
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