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Euphrates River |
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Euphrates RiverTurkish Firat Nehri Arabic Nahr al FuratRiver, Middle East. The largest river in Southwest Asia, it rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. Formed by the confluence of the Karasu and the Murat rivers in the high Armenian plateau, the Euphrates descends between major ranges of the Taurus Mountains to the Syrian plateau. It then flows through western and central Iraq to unite with the Tigris and continues, as Shatt al-Arab, to the Persian Gulf. In all, it is 1,740 mi (2,800 km) long. Its valley was heavily irrigated in ancient times, and many great cities, some of whose ruins remain, lined its banks. With the Tigris, it defines an area known historically as Mesopotamia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tradition has it that Addai was sent there by Thomas the Apostle, that Addai converted Mari, and that the latter evangelized along the Euphrates River. Fallujah is about 40 kilometers west of Baghdad on the Euphrates River and has a civilian population of about 250,000--only an estimated 1,500 of whom remained in the city during the battle. The operation disrupted insurgent activity along the northern and southern banks of the Euphrates River near Ubaydi. |
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