The Euphrates (/juːˈfreɪtiːz/ yoo-FRAY-teez; see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with...
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Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia that flows into the Persian Gulf. Its primary rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates, along...
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Mesopotamia (redirect from Tigris-Euphrates Valley)
Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia...
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Look up Euphrates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia....
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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...
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Tigris and Euphrates (German: Euphrat und Tigris) is a tabletop eurogame designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 1997 by Hans im Glück. Before...
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Mesopotamian Marshes (redirect from Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh)
northern Kuwait. The marshes are primarily located on the floodplains of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers bound by the cities of Basra, Nasiriyah, Amarah and...
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have borne the name HMS Euphrates, after the Euphrates river. Another three were planned but never completed: HMS Euphrates (1813) was a 36-gun fifth...
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(Turkish for 'black water') or Western Euphrates is a long river in eastern Turkey, one of the two sources of the Euphrates. It has a length of about 450 km...
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The Euphrates Tunnel was a legendary tunnel purportedly built under the river Euphrates to connect the two halves of the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia...
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Euphrates Volcano (Arabic: بُرْكَان الْفُرَات, romanized: Burkān al-Furāt) was a joint operations room/coalition established during the Syrian Civil War...
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Euphrates Region, formerly Kobanî Canton, (Kurdish: Herêma Firatê, Arabic: إقليم الفرات, Classical Syriac: ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ, romanized: Ponyotho d'Prat) is...
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The Khabur River is the largest perennial tributary to the Euphrates in Syria. Although the Khabur originates in Turkey, the karstic springs around Ras...
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Populus euphratica (redirect from Euphrates poplar)
Populus euphratica, commonly known as the Euphrates poplar, desert poplar,[citation needed] diversiform-leaved poplar, or poplar diversifolia, is a species...
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Euphrates (Greek: Εὐφράτης Evfratis) was an eminent Stoic philosopher, who lived c. 35–118 AD. According to Philostratus, Euphrates was a native of Tyre...
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The Euphrates jerboa (Scarturus euphraticus) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus. They are characteristically known as hopping rodents...
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13963 Euphrates (/juːˈfreɪtiːz/), provisional designation 1991 PT4, is a resonant Griqua asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately...
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Operation Euphrates Shield (Turkish: Fırat Kalkanı Harekâtı) was a cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in the Syrian...
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Francis Rawdon Chesney (redirect from English Euphrates expedition)
for his connection with the Suez Canal, and with the exploration of the Euphrates valley, which started with his being sent out to Constantinople in the...
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Graphium euphrates is a butterfly found in the Philippines and Sulawesi that belongs to the swallowtail family. The larva feeds on Annona, Desmos and...
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Several ships have been named Euphrates for the Euphrates River: Euphrates (1803 EIC ship) was launched as an East Indiaman. Between 1803 and 1812 she...
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The Euphrates barbel (Luciobarbus mystaceus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Tigris-Euphrates river system. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds...
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The Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus), also known as the Mesopotamian softshell turtle, is a species of softshell turtle in the family...
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Operation Shah Euphrates (Turkish: Şah Fırat Operasyonu) was an operation by the Turkish military to relocate the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria conducted...
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Dura-Europos (redirect from Mari & Europos-Dura sites of Euphrates Valley)
an escarpment 90 metres (300 feet) above the southwestern bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day Syria...
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Tabqa Dam (redirect from Euphrates Dam)
romanized: Sekro d'Ṯawra, literally "Dam of the Revolution"), most commonly known as Euphrates Dam (Arabic: سَدُّ الْفُرَاتِ, romanized: Sadd al-Furāt; Kurdish: Bendava...
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Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) (redirect from Operation Euphrates Wrath)
The Raqqa campaign (codenamed Operation Wrath of Euphrates) was a military operation launched in November 2016 during the Rojava–Islamist conflict by...
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Euphrates River is the sixth album by American singing group The Main Ingredient. Released in 1974, the album charted at number 8 on the Soul albums chart...
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five main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq...
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Euphrates College (Turkish: Fırat Koleji, Armenian: Եփրատ Գոլէճ) was a coeducational high school in the region of Harput (the town of Harput is now part...
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