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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
Article · Svenska
Eufrat (assyriska/syrianska) (syriska: Frot/Frat ܦܪܬ, kurdiska: Firat, turkiska "Fırat" arabiska: الفرات, al-Furat) är den västra floden i flodparet Eufrat och Tigris i Irak. Ordets ursprung kan ha kommit från assyriskans/syrianskans "phrat", vilket betyder ungefär "överflöd" dvs, varje gång floden svämmade över så gav skördarna ett överflöd av vete osv. Idag använder assyrierna/syrianerna namnet flitigt som furat.
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