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Euphrates
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Eu·phra·tes  (y-frtz)
A river of southwest Asia flowing about 2,735 km (1,700 mi) from central Turkey through Syria and into Iraq, where it joins the Tigris River to form the Shatt al Arab. Its waters were a major source of irrigation for the flourishing civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.
Euphrates [juːˈfreɪtiːz]
n
(Placename) 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). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
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Noun1.Euphrates - a river in southwestern AsiaEuphrates - a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
Euphrates River
Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic - an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
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Euphrates [juːˈfreɪtiːz] N → Eufrates m
Euphrates
n → Euphrat m
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Technicians and engineers of the Iraq state company for implementing irrigation ventures finalized the 261-km-long project to mainly address the problem of saline on the lands between al-Hilla coast and the left bank of the Euphrates river to include the provinces of Babel, Najaf, Diwaniya, Muthanna and Thi-Qar over an area of 750,000 donums," read a ministry statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
ID1.5b Euphrates canal drainage works finalized by Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
Anbar, Iraq's biggest province, became the theatre of a brutal war focused on the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, while several towns along the Euphrates river valley became insurgent strongholds and later safe havens for fighters.
Four Iraqi policemen killed in suicide attack by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The Iraqi government has said that Turkey has agreed to flow more water along the Euphrates River to Iraq for a period of less than a month.
Turkey to flow more water to Iraq by Soma Digest (Suleimanieh, Iraq)
 
 
 
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