The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, before merging with the Euphrates and reaching to the Persian Gulf. The Tigris passes through historical cities like Mosul, Tikrit, Samarra, and Baghdad.

Jul 15, 2021 · The Tigris River flows through three countries - Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, and drains an area of approximately 375,000 sq. km (including Iran). It discharges an average volume of 1,014 cubic meters of water per second and a maximum of 2,779 cubic meters per second.

The Tigris River is one of the two great rivers that flow through the Mesopotamia region in the Near East. It originates in eastern Turkey in the Taurus Mountains, then flows south through Iraq and finally empties into the Persian Gulf together with the Euphrates River.

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Tigris-Euphrates river system, great river system of southwestern Asia. It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East. The lower portion of the region that they define, known as Mesopotamia (Greek: “Land Between the Rivers”), was one of the cradles of civilization.

The 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 with smaller tributaries.

Aug 24, 2024 · Map of the Tigris–Euphrates river system. Tigris river in Baghdad. Baghdad. Lake Tharthar, Iraq. Batman River. Mosul, Iraq. Outside of Mosul. near Seleukia-Ktesiphon. Êlih. History [edit] Bedouin crossing the river Tigris with plunder (c. 1860) Mosul, on the bank of the Tigris, 1861. Kuphar boats in Baghdad (1914) Main category: Kuphar

Map of the Tigris River with selected cities, basin and country boundaries, and hydrologic features (after Holmes 2010). Precipitation isohyet of 100 mm/year is delineated by color boundary...

Tigris: Rising in the mountains of southern Turkey, the Tigris flows southeast through Iraq, where in the southern part of that country it merges with the Euphrates to become the Shatt al Arab, which then flows to the Persian Gulf. The river has numerous small tributaries running from its eastern bank, and is (1,180 miles) (1,899 km) in length.

The TEB bounds two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates), originating in the mountains in eastern Turkey and flowing in Syrian valleys and Iraqi plateaus to the confluence at Shat Al-Arab and then...