Tigris and Euphrates
Iraq's twin waterways
The Tigris and Euphrates are two rivers flowing through the Middle East, originating in Turkey and converging in Iraq before emptying into the Persian Gulf.
Ancient Mesopotamia—"the land between the rivers"—flourished in their valley, making them synonymous with the cradle of civilization.
The phrase evokes antiquity and foundational human history: the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates.
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- SumerAncient southern Mesopotamia
- Assyrian EmpireAncient Tigris valley state
- HammurabiAncient Babylonian king-legislator
- Fertile CrescentMideast arc where civilization began
cradle of civilization · irrigation canals · waterway · reed boats · mud bricks · cuneiform · Carcassonne · clay tablets · Mosul · rivers · hanging gardens · river valley · flood plains · ziggurats · temple priests · Arabian Nights · Puerto Rico · city-states
- EurogamesCatan, Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Concordia, Ticket to Ride
Tigris and EuphratesNile
Africa's longest river
Indus · Yellow River · Ganges · Yangtze · Amazon
Tigris and EuphratesAmazon
Greek warrior women
Mississippi · Congo · Danube · Rhine · Volga
Tigris and Euphratesdesert
To leave behind completely
Sahara Desert · Arabian Desert · wasteland · Sahara · arid plains