Euphrates
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The Euphrates 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 E
The Euphrates in Gaziantep Province, Turkey
View of the Murat River
Rafetus euphraticus
Keban Dam in Turkey, the first dam on the Euphrates after it emerges from the confluence of the Kara Su and the Murat Su
The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in West Asia that flows into the Persian Gulf. Its primary rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates, along with smaller tributaries.
Euphrates
…The Euphrates ( yoo-FRAY-teez; 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 (lit. 'the land between the rivers'). Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows…
Palm orchard in the lower Euphrates valley
Marsh Arabs poling a mashoof in the marshes of southern Iraq
The Atatürk Dam along the Euphrates River