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The Shatt al-Arab (Arabic: شط العرب, lit. 'River of the Arabs'; Persian: اروندرود, romanized: Arvand Rud, lit. 'Swift River' ) is a river of some 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length that is formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the town of al-Qurnah in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq. The … See more
The Shatt al-Arab is formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers at Al-Qurnah, and flows into the Persian Gulf south of the city of Al-Faw. See more
Iranian–Iraqi dispute
Conflicting territorial claims and disputes over navigation rights between Iran and Iraq were among the main factors for the beginning of the See more3,000 years ago, the Persian Gulf was larger and the Shatt al-Arab had not yet formed.
The background of the issue of control of the river stretches … See more• Dougherty, Beth K.; Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq (2 ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810879423.
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WebShaṭṭ Al-ʿArab Shaṭṭ Al-ʿArab, (Arabic: “Stream of the Arabs”) Persian Arvand Rūd, river in southeastern Iraq, formed by the confluence of the …
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