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ʿAdhaim

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The ʿAdhaim is a river in Iraq that originates in the Zagros Mountains in Sulaymaniyah Governorate and joins the Tigris river after 230 kilometres (140 mi) at 34.002°N 44.293°E / 34.002; 44.293, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream (east-to-southeast) of Samarra. Its basin covers 12,965 square kilometres (5, 006 mi2). The river is fed by rainwater, with its highest discharge occurring from January through March.

Flows through: Iraq.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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