Sajur River
| Sajur River Sacır Suyu Turkish | |
|---|---|
Map (in French) of the Syro–Turkish part of the Euphrates basin with the Sajur (Sajour) in the left | |
| Native name | نهر الساجور (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Country | Turkey, Syria |
| Region | Middle East |
| City | Gaziantep |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Euphrates |
• location | Syria |
• coordinates | 36°39′35″N 38°04′14″E / 36.65972°N 38.07056°E |
| Length | 108 km (67 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,042 km2 (788 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.1 m3/s (140 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1.4 m3/s (49 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 7 m3/s (250 cu ft/s) |
The Sajur (Arabic: نهر الساجور, romanized: Nahr as-Sājūr [næhr æs sæːˈd͡ʒuːr]; Turkish: Sacır Suyu) 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 western bank. Occupation in the Sajur basin started in the Lower Palaeolithic period and continues until today.