Euphrates

American

[yoo-frey-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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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

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

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

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

They entered the town of Tabqa on the south-western bank of the Euphrates and nearby dam on Saturday.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

It consisted of a series of four brick terraces, rising above the Euphrates River, with lush flowering shrubs and trees spilling over the city.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

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