He Tigris river is 1900 kilometers long.

Restaurants on the Tigris, Hasankeyf, Turkey

The Tigris River Diyarbakır -Turkey

Ten-Eyed Bridge on The Tigris riverDiyarbakır-Turkey

1000 years Old Bridge on Tigris (Dicle) River

Gorgeous Malabadi Bridge on Tigris (Dicle) River

The Tigris rising in the Taurus Mountains of eastern

Turkey and flowing in a generally southeasterly

direction until it joins the Euphrates near Al Qurna in

southern Iraq. The two rivers together form the Shatt al-Arab waterway, which empties into the

Persian Gulf. The Tigris is joined by many tributaries, including the Diyala and

both the Upper and Lower Zab rivers.

The port city of Basra straddles the Shatt al-Arab.

In ancient times, many of the great cities of Mesopotamia stood on or near the Tigris,

drawing water from it to irrigate the civilization of the Sumerians. Notable Tigris-

side cities included Nineveh, Ctesiphon, and Seleucia,

while the city of Lagash was irrigated by Tigris water delivered to it via a canal

dug around 2400 BC.

The Tigris riverDiyarbakır-Turkey

TheTigris River, Iraq

Babylon, Ancient Iraq

Babylon, Ancient Iraq

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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İbrahim DALJULY 2009