Euphrates

American

[yoo-fray-teez] / juˈfreɪ tiz /

noun

a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1,700 miles (2,735 km) long.

Euphrates British

/ juːˈfreɪtiːz /

noun

a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)

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Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir said "Turkey's warning to us about the rising water levels of the Euphrates River came too late".

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Farmer Issa al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkey.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Earlier, the army took the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

A separate offensive by government forces seized control of a major dam on the Euphrates river.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

One test comes from an archaeological site at the edge of the Euphrates Valley in Syria, called Tell Abu Hureyra.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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