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Euphrates
The Euphrates ( ; see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of West Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (). Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab in Iraq, which empties into the Persian Gulf.
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The Euphrates is the longest river in West Asia and one of the two most important rivers of ancient Mesopotamia, flowing from Turkey through Syria and Iraq before joining the Tigris River. It has been historically significant because it, along with the Tigris, defined the Mesopotamia region where some of the world's earliest civilizations developed.
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Key facts
- River.mouth
- Shatt al-Arab
- River.name
- Euphrates
- River.name_etymology
- from Greek Euphrates, from Sumerian Burannu
- River.image
- The Euphrates River in Turkey, Rumkale (52031477798).jpg
- River.image_size
- 300
- River.image_caption
- The Euphrates in Gaziantep Province, Turkey.
- River.map
- Tigr-euph.png
- River.map_size
- 300
- River.map_caption
- Map of the combined Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin (in yellow)
- River.pushpin_map_size
- 300
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Turkey, Iraq, Syria
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Course
- Discharge
- Tributaries
- Drainage basin
- Climate change
- Natural history
- River
- Environmental and social effects
- Religion
- History
- Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic periods
- Ancient history
- Modern era
- Economy
- See also
- References
- Citations
- External links
The Euphrates ( ; see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of West Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (). Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab in Iraq, which empties into the Persian Gulf.
The Euphrates is the fifteenth-longest river in Asia and the longest in West Asia, at about , with a drainage area of that covers six countries.
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