Euphrates River

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1. River in southwestern Asia that flows through eastern Turkey, Syria, and Iraq before uniting with the Tigris River and emptying into the Persian Gulf.

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It was important in the development of many great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia.

Example Sentences

Syrian forces took from the SDF a military base, oil facilities and a dam on the Euphrates River, weakening the Kurdish group’s negotiating hand over the future of its thousands of fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other Western officials monitoring the situation have also assessed that the offensive will be limited to the area around Deir Hafer south of the Euphrates River.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Hirri, a tiny village nestled between the Euphrates River and the border with Iraq, Khalawi pointed to the faded outline of an Islamic State logo on the wall.

From Los Angeles Times

US troops also train and equip what Washington sees as moderate Arab and Kurdish forces east of the Euphrates River and at the al-Tanf military base, close to the border with Iraq and Jordan.

From BBC

"We said that a gold mine in Erzincan, which is on an active fault line and 300m away from the Euphrates River as the crow flies, is very dangerous," Mr Torun said.

From BBC