The ʿAdhaim (العظيم) is a
river that originates in the
Zagros Mountains in
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای سلێمانی, Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê, ar, محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a mountainous Governorates of Iraq, governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its large ...
and joins the
Tigris river after at , some downstream (east-to-southeast) of
Samarra
Samarra ( ar, سَامَرَّاء, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The city of Samarra was founded by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutasim for his Turkish professional army ...
.
Its basin extends to . The river is fed by rainwater and peak discharge is between January and March.
See also
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Adhaim Dam
References
Rivers of Iraq
Tributaries of the Tigris River
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