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Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
Euphrates River, Syria Euphrates River, Syria

Euphrates and Tigris Rivers

Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
In southern Iraq, the Euphrates joins the Tigris to become the Shatt Al Arab, which then flows into the Persian Gulf. The ancient countries of Assyria, Babylonia, and Sumer developed in the valley of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
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