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Today, however, Arvand Rud (Persian: اروندرود) refers to the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, known in Arabic as the Šaṭṭ al-ʿArab. In Kurdish languages, it is known as Ava Mezin, "the Great Water". [8] Mosul, Iraq Outside of Mosul, Iraq. The name of the Tigris in languages that have been important in the region:
The Tigris–Euphrates Basin is shared between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. [6] [3] [4] [5] [7] Many tributaries of the Tigris river originate in Iran, and the Shatt al-Arab, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, makes up a portion of the Iran–Iraq border, with Kuwait's Bubiyan Island being part of its delta.
The river then flows through Fallujah, and then a 550-kilometre (340 mi) canal intersects with the Euphrates 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Baghdad to link the town of Al-Yusufiyyah (on the Euphrates) with Latifiya (on the Tigris in Baghdad) through the industrial part of Baghdad. Also, Shatt al-Hayy.
Map showing the extent of Mesopotamia. The geography of Mesopotamia, encompassing its ethnology and history, centered on the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.While the southern is flat and marshy, the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the undulating plateau of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more ...
Pages in category "Populated places on the Tigris River" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Mosul Dam (Arabic: سد الموصل), formerly known as Saddam Dam (سد صدام), is the largest dam in Iraq.It is located on the Tigris river in the western governorate of Nineveh, upstream of the city of Mosul.
Diyala Weir, on the Diyala River; Dukan Dam, on the Little Zab, creating Lake Dukan; Duhok Dam, on the Duhok River; Hemrin Dam, on the Diyala River, creating Lake Hamrin; Kut Barrage, on the Tigris; Mosul Dam, on the Tigris; Samarra Dam, on the Tigris; Spillway of the Mosul Dam
The Tigris is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of Turkey through Iraq The main article for this category is Tigris .