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Tigris (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 047 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 47.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Rises in a lake in mountains of Kurdistan and flows through Turkey and Iraq, where it unites with Euphrates river; since ancient times, its tributaries have connected with Euphrates and irrigated the valley, giving rise to great ancient civilizations here. |
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| Tigris River (preferred,C,V)
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| Tigris (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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............ | ancient Greek & Latin name, also used in modern times |
| Nahr Dijlah (C,V)
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| Tigre (C,V)
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| Dijlah (C,V)
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| Dicle (C,V)
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| Dicle Nehri (C,V)
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| Shatt Dijla (C,V)
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| Dijla (C,V)
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............ | Arabic name |
| Trigres (H,V)
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| Hiddekel (H,V)
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............ | Biblical name |
| Tigra (H,V)
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............ | Old Persian name |
| Idiklat (H,V)
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............ | Akkadian name |
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Iraq (nation) (P) |
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Tigris (river) |
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