The Tigris is the eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arab
Tigris river in Mosul
Mosul, on the bank of the Tigris, 1861
Bedouin crossing the river Tigris with plunder (c. 1860)
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.
Tigris
…Tigris Tigris river in Mosul Map of the Tigris–Euphrates river system Location Country Turkey, Syria, Iraq Source region Armenian Highlands Cities Elazığ, Diyarbakır, Mosul, Baghdad Physical characteristics Source Lake…
Palm orchard in the lower Euphrates valley
Marsh Arabs poling a mashoof in the marshes of southern Iraq