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    Tigris-Euphrates river system

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    The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia that flows into the Persian Gulf. Its primary rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates, along with smaller tributaries. From their sources and upper courses in the Armenian highlands of eastern Turkey, being Lake Hazar for the Tigris and Karasu along with the Murat River for the Euphrates, the two rivers descend through valleys and gorges to the uplands of Syria and northern Iraq and then to the alluvial plain of central Iraq. Other tributaries join the Tigris from sources in the Zagros Mountains to the east. The rivers flow in a south-easterly direction through the central plain and combine at Al-Qurnah to form the Shatt al-Arab and discharge into the Persian Gulf. The rivers and their tributaries drain an area of 879,790 square kilometres, including almost the entire area of Iraq as well as portions of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Kuwait. Wikipedia

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    Tigris-Euphrates river system, great river system of southwestern Asia.It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East.The lower portion of the region that they define, known as Mesopotamia (Greek: "Land Between the Rivers"), was one of the cradles of civilization.. The two rivers have their sources within 50 miles ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    The Tigris-Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia that flows into the Persian Gulf.Its primary rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates, along with smaller tributaries.. From their sources and upper courses in the Armenian highlands of eastern Turkey, being Lake Hazar for the Tigris and Karasu along with the Murat River for the Euphrates, the two rivers descend through ...
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    Tigris-Euphrates river system - Exploration, Study, Mesopotamia: As one of the world's major ecosystems and a cradle of civilization, the Tigris-Euphrates system long has been a focus of scientific and historical research. A mass of data on the environment, soils, flora, fauna, land use, settlement patterns, and artifactual history of the entire region has become available through ...
  6. ancientmesopotamia.org

    Geography > Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Background. The Tigris and Euphrates river system is the fundamental basis for the Fertile Crescent in the region of Mesopotamia.The rivers originate in the Taurus Mountains and flow all the way south to the Persian Gulf.. These rivers provided essential life bearing water that was required to start civilizations in the desert.
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  8. spurlock.illinois.edu

    The civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia grew up along the banks of two great rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris. In the midst of a vast desert, the peoples of Mesopotamia relied upon these rivers to provide drinking water, agricultural irrigation, and major transportation routes. Over centuries, the flood pulse of the Euphrates and Tigris ...
  9. britannica.com

    Dec 13, 2024Euphrates River, longest river in southwest Asia. It is 1,740 miles (2,800 km) long and is one of the two main constituents of the Tigris-Euphrates river system. It rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. Learn more about the Euphrates River in this article.
  10. ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu

    CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online

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    Turkey contributes some 70 percent of the water in the Tigris-Euphrates basin. Iran contributes 9.7-11.2 cubic kilometers a year to the Tigris River through its tributaries in the North. It also contributes 20-24.8 cubic kilometers of water to the Shatt al-Arab waterway, which unites the Tigris and the Euphrates, through the Kharun River.
  11. projecthistoryteacher.com

    The Tigris and Euphrates were of course used as a water supply and to irrigate crops, but they were also important for transportation and trade. Mesoptamia was a cross-roads of the early ancient world for trade between Egypt, India and China, and the people leaving on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, a region called the Levant.
  12. history.uark.edu

    The Environment and the Tigris-Euphrates River System, 1988-2005 ROBERT BAUER In January 1990, engineers in southeastern Turkey observed one of the most incredible events ever seen in that region of the world. The Euphrates River, a 1,900-mile unstoppable force of nature, ran up against an immovable object, the towering walls of Atatürk Dam. For
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