WebThe Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia which discharges into the Persian Gulf.Its principal rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates along with smaller tributaries.. From their sources and upper courses in the mountains of eastern Turkey, the rivers descend through valleys and gorges to the uplands of Syria and …

WebThe Euphrates is the longest river of Western Asia. It emerges from the confluence of the Kara Su or Western Euphrates (450 kilometres (280 mi)) and the Murat Su or Eastern Euphrates (650 kilometres (400 mi)) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) upstream from the town of Keban in southeastern Turkey. Daoudy and Frenken put the length of the Euphrates …

WebTurkey's involvement in the Syrian civil war began diplomatically and later escalated militarily. Initially, Turkey condemned the Syrian government at the outbreak of civil unrest in Syria during the spring of 2011; the Turkish government's involvement gradually evolved into military assistance for the Free Syrian Army in July 2011, border clashes in 2012, and …

WebThe Murat River, also called Eastern Euphrates (Turkish: Murat Nehri, Kurdish: Çemê Muradê, Armenian: Արածանի, romanized: Aratsani), is a major source of the Euphrates River. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used to call the river Arsanias (Greek: Ἀρσανίας).It originates near Mount Ararat north of Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey, and flows westward …

WebThe Fall of Babylon denotes the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire after it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BCE.. Nabonidus (Nabû-na'id, 556–539 BCE), son of the Assyrian priestess Adda-Guppi, came to the throne in 556 BCE, after overthrowing the young king Labashi-Marduk.For long periods he entrusted rule to his son, prince and …

WebA cradle of civilization is a location and a culture where civilization was created by mankind independent of other civilizations in other locations. The formation of urban settlements (cities) is the primary characteristic of a society that can be characterized as "civilized". Other characteristics of civilization include a sedentary non-nomadic …

WebThe Indus (/ ˈ ɪ n d ə s / IN-dəs) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The 3,120 km (1,940 mi) river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, bends sharply to the left after the Nanga Parbat massif, and flows south-by …

WebThe Hammar Marshes are primarily fed by the Euphrates and lie south of it with a western extent to Nasiriyah, eastern border of the Shatt al-Arab and southern extent of Basrah.Normally, the marshes are a 2,800 km 2 (1,100 sq mi) area of permanent marsh and lake but during period of flooding can extend to 4,500 km 2 (1,700 sq mi). In periods of …

WebSungai Furat (Bahasa Inggeris: Euphrates, Bahasa Arab: نهر الفرات) ialah salah satu daripada sungai yang mentakrifkan Mesopotamia (satu lagi Sungai Dajlah) yang mengalir dari Anatolia. Sungai ini panjangnya lebih kurang 2,781 kilometer (1,730 batu).

WebThe siege of Baghdad was a siege that took place in Baghdad in 1258, lasting for 13 days from January 29, 1258 until February 10, 1258. The siege, laid by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops, involved the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, which was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate at that time. The Mongols were under the command of …