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The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
The Euphrates River is one of the most important water systems in recorded history. Located in Western Asia, at the very heart of the Middle East, the Euphrates-Tigris river system fed farmable ...
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Book Review: The Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilization
In 2021, adventurer Leon McCarron traveled the length of the Tigris River from its source in southeastern Turkey through Iraq’s marshes and into the saline Arabian Gulf. To do so, he assembled an ...
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In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
The ancient town of Hasankeyf sits on the bank of the Tigris River. The Ilısu Dam will cause the river to rise some 200 feet, submerging this modern café, the ruins of the 900-year-old bridge ...
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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 ...
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The Bocca Tigris Forts on the Pearl River,
The small bay from which this perspective is taken was subsequently named 'Anson's Bay' by the British, commemorating Admiral Anson's voyage up the Pearl River in the Centurion ... For a comparable ...
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Is the Euphrates River Drying Up?
The Euphrates River has been one of the most important rivers throughout human history. Along with the Tigris River, it makes ...