- Euphrates, River
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Euphrates, River
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Euphrates River — The Middle Euphrates river was a heavily fortified eastern frontier that bordered Sassanid Persia (qq.v.) until the Arab conquest of Byzantine Mesopotamia (q.v.) in 640. The Upper Euphrates, from the seventh through the ninth centuries, was a… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Euphrates River — Turkish Fırat Nehri Arabic Al Furāt River, Middle East. The largest river in Southwest Asia, it rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. Formed by the confluence of the Kara and the Murat in the high Armenian plateau,… … Universalium
Euphrates River — noun a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia • Syn: ↑Euphrates • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of cities and towns on the Euphrates River — This article provides a detailed list of the cities and towns along the Euphrates River in order of country. Other landmarks along the way are provided for context. The river is approximately 2,781 kilometers (1,730 miles) long, For more… … Wikipedia
Tigris–Euphrates river system — Tigris Euphrates river system Marsh Arabs poling a mashoof in the marshes of southern Iraq Ecology Ecozone … Wikipedia
Tigris-Euphrates river system — infobox ecoregion name = Tigris Euphrates river system ecozone = Palearctic biome = Flooded grasslands and savannas climate = subtropical, hot and arid surface = 35 600 km² conservation = critical/endangered seas = none rivers = Tigris, Euphrates … Wikipedia
Tigris-Euphrates river system — ▪ river system, Asia Introduction great river system of Southwest Asia, comprising the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which have their sources within 50 miles (80 km) of each other in eastern Turkey and travel southeast through northern Syria and… … Universalium
EUPHRATES — (Heb. פְּרָת; Dead Sea Scrolls Pwrt; from Akk. Purattu and Sumerian Buranun), the longest river (c. 1,700 mi., 2,700 km.) in Western Asia. In texts from the third millennium B.C.E. from Mari the river occurs as a deity. From its sources in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Euphrates — prop. n. an Asia river flowing into the Persian Gulf. Syn: Euphrates River. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitru- (aka Pethor) Ancient village near Euphrates River — Ancient village off the Sajur river (+36° 39 16.62 , +38° 4 7.96 ), a western tributary of the Euphrates, aproximately 12.5 miles south of ancient Carchemish. Thought to be the Pethor mentioned in Numbers 22 as the home of Balaam the non… … Wikipedia
Euphrates — For the song River Euphrates by the Pixies, see Surfer Rosa. Coordinates: 31°0′18″N 47°26′31″E / 31.005°N 47.44194°E / 31 … Wikipedia
