Khasa River

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Khasa River
Kirkuk City.jpg
Khasa River in the south of Kirkuk city
Native nameنهر خاصة (Arabic)
Location
CountryIraq,Kirkuk Governorate
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
34°55′N 44°05′E / 34.917°N 44.083°E / 34.917; 44.083

The Khasa River (Arabic: نهر خاصة, Kurdish: ڕووباری/چەمی خاسە) is a river which runs through the City of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.[1], as happened in the 1950s. The river has a symbolic value to the city's inhabitants. It is one of the tributaries of the Tigris River.

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  1. ^ "The Role of Urban Agriculture in Kirkuk, Iraq" (PDF). Urban Agriculture Magazin. January 2009. p. 25.