Al-Ḥasaka

At Hasakah the Jaghjagh joins the Khabur, bringing water south from the hills towards the Euphrates. The junction lies in the broad plains of the Jazira, where ancient settlement mounds rise above the river country and grazing lands extend beyond it. Arab and Kurdish tribes moved seasonally through this region, following pastures between the plains and the Taurus Mountains. The meeting of the two streams marked a natural place of passage in the Khabur basin.