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From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: The Middle East’s unresolved Water Disputes
Many disputes have occurred between Ankara and Baghdad over the division of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. As ...
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Falling waters of Euphrates, Tigris rivers reveal submerged archaeological sites
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
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The Fertile Crescent, explained
Formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Mediterranean Sea, this region gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations. Until the 19th century, Western scholars believed that ...
Rudaw4d
Iraq has ten years of water security from Turkey: Ministry
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has secured its water rights from Turkey for a decade and is improving water flow through ...
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In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
The irrigation of Harran is considered one of the project’s successes, but people in Syria and Iraq complain that Turkey’s dams threaten water flows from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers ...
Smithsonian Magazine4y
Is a Lack of Water to Blame for the Conflict in Syria?
city-states near the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, battled with spears and chariots after Umma’s king drained an irrigation canal leading from the Tigris. “Enannatum ...
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Euphrates River
The system, with over 200 major canals and 4,000 smaller ones, was used to divert Euphrates River water to farms. Researchers traced the canals using satellite imagery and geological mapping.