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Euphrates

The Euphrates ( ; see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of West Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (). Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab in Iraq, which empties into the Persian Gulf.

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The Euphrates is the longest river in West Asia and one of the two most important rivers of ancient Mesopotamia, flowing from Turkey through Syria and Iraq before joining the Tigris River. It has been historically significant because it, along with the Tigris, defined the Mesopotamia region where some of the world's earliest civilizations developed.

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River.mouth: Shatt al-Arab
River.name: Euphrates
River.name_etymology: from Greek Euphrates, from Sumerian Burannu
River.image: The Euphrates River in Turkey, Rumkale (52031477798).jpg
River.image_size: 300
River.image_caption: The Euphrates in Gaziantep Province, Turkey.
River.map: Tigr-euph.png
River.map_size: 300
River.map_caption: Map of the combined Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin (in yellow)
River.pushpin_map_size: 300
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Turkey, Iraq, Syria
River.subdivision_type2: Source region
River.subdivision_name2: Armenian highlands
River.subdivision_type4: Cities
River.subdivision_name4: Birecik, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Mayadin, Haditha, Ramadi, Habbaniyah, Fallujah, Kufa, Samawah, Nasiriyah
River.length: Approx.
River.discharge1_location: Hīt