khor
/kɔː
/noun
(In Sudan and neighbouring regions) a dry watercourse or ravine.It is composed of a network of khors, streams and rivers between the Bahr al-Arab, or Kiir, and the Raqaba al-Zarqa, or Ngol....
- There is a large khor between Gubbet Selim and Nilwaj on the side of which exist the ruins of an old temple.
- I saw straight in front of me a khor with rocks on either side filled with a dense mass of Dervishes packed around three flags, yelling defiance at us.
Origin
Late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of Arabic ḵawr 'low land between two stretches of higher ground'.