Tigris

[ tahy-gris ]

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noun

a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1,150 miles (1,850 km) long.

Tigris

/ ˈ�ٲ�ɪɡ��ɪ�� /

noun

a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq, forming the delta of the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows into the Persian Gulf: part of a canal and irrigation system as early as 2400 bc , with many ancient cities (including Nineveh) on its banks. Length: 1900 km (1180 miles)

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To reach north-east Syria, we cross a rickety floating bridge over the River Tigris.

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The Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which provide most of Iraq’s fresh water, originate in Turkey.

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The conflict’s history was carved into clay tablets and limestone monuments that archaeologists excavated in the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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Embassy since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, hitting Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government buildings and embassies on the west bank of the Tigris River.

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Embassy, in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraqi government buildings and embassies, on the west bank of the Tigris River.

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Tigrinya tigrish

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