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What river runs through Syria?
Euphrates River
Euphrates River, Turkish Fırat Nehri, Arabic Nahr Al-Furāt, river, Middle East. The longest river in southwest Asia, it is 1,740 miles (2,800 km) long, and it is one of the two main constituents of the Tigris-Euphrates river system. The river rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq.
Which body of water flows through Syria and Iraq?
Euphrates
Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.
Where does Euphrates river start?
Murat River
Karasu
Euphrates/Sources
What country borders Syria?
Syria is bounded by Turkey to the north, by Iraq to the east and southeast, by Jordan to the south, and by Lebanon and Israel to the southwest.
Which country borders Syria?
What does Euphrates river?
Euphrates. / (juːˈfreɪtiːz) / noun. a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia).
What are the major rivers of Syria?
Surface water. The most important rivers of Syria are the Euphrates, the Tigris, the Orontes and the Yarmouk River. All these rivers are shared between Syria and its neighbors.
What is Syria’s longest river?
The Major Rivers Of Syria. The Balikh is the longest uniquely Syrian river, while parts of the massive Tigris and Euphrates also pass through.
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates meet?
The Tigris and Euphrates meet in Basra province, in the south of Iraq, where they form the Shatt al-Arab waterway. Tens of thousands of Iraqis live in marshes, like Abu Haider and his wife who rely almost entirely on fishing to survive.