Tigris–Euphrates river system

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river network river system

The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a major river network in Western Asia that nurtured the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and remains vital to the region’s ecology, agriculture, and human settlement.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Tigris–Euphrates river system canonical	34
Euphrates River valley	4
Euphrates–Tigris basin	3
Euphrates basin	2
Tigris Basin	2
Upper Tigris basin	2
Euphrates River region	1
Iraq river network	1
Tigris River basin	1
Tigris-Euphrates system	1
Tigris–Euphrates basin	1
Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin	1
Upper Tigris Basin	1
Upper Tigris River basin	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river network ⓘ river system ⓘ
climateZone	arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
drainageBasin	Persian Gulf ⓘ surface form: Persian Gulf basin
emptiesInto	Persian Gulf ⓘ
environmentalIssue	damming and flow regulation ⓘ salinization of irrigated lands ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ wetland degradation ⓘ
hasPart	Iraqi alluvial plain ⓘ surface form: Euphrates floodplain Mesopotamian Marshes ⓘ Iraqi alluvial plain ⓘ surface form: Tigris floodplain
hasUse	drinking water supply ⓘ fisheries ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ
historicalRegion	Mesopotamia ⓘ
importance	central to Mesopotamian cultural history ⓘ key to regional food security ⓘ strategic water resource in the Middle East ⓘ
knownFor	cradle of civilization ⓘ early urbanization ⓘ fertile alluvial plains ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn	Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Western Eurasia ⓘ surface form: Western Asia
majorRivers	Euphrates ⓘ Tigris ⓘ
region	Fertile Crescent ⓘ
sourceRegion	Anatolia ⓘ surface form: Anatolian highlands
supportedCivilization	Akkadian Empire ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Ancient Mesopotamia Assyria ⓘ surface form: Assyrian Empire Babylonian civilization ⓘ Sumer ⓘ surface form: Sumerian civilization
supports	biodiversity in Western Asia ⓘ human settlement ⓘ regional agriculture ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ
transboundary	true ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tigris → riverSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Euphrates → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Baghdad → drainageBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) → primaryTheatre → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Nippur → locatedOn → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates River region

Batman River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Batman River → drainageBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tigris Basin

Khabur River (Tigris tributary) → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Greater Zab → riverSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Shatt al-Arab → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Kut → riverSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Diyala River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Diyala River → drainageBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tigris Basin

Dicle → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Dijla → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Lesser Zab → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Lesser Zab → drainageBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin

Al-Furāt → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Euphrátēs → partOfDrainageBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Keban Dam → riverBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates–Tigris basin

Atatürk Dam → riverBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates–Tigris basin

Iraqi alluvial plain → hydrologicalSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Erzurum Province → hasRiverSource → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates basin

Balikh River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Balikh River → hydrologicalSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates–Tigris basin

Adhaim River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Sajur River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates basin

Sajur River → hydrologicalSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Upper Mesopotamia → hasSubregion → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Tigris basin

Lagash → locatedNear → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Karun River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Karkheh River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Fertile Crescent → hasPart → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Central Marshes → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Marsh Arabs → primaryRegion → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Marsh Arab culture → centeredIn → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Hawizeh Marshes → hydrologicalSystem → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Dijlah → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Xabûr → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Lesser Zab–Greater Zab interfluve (region between rivers) → drainageBasin → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

subject surface form: Lesser Zab–Greater Zab interfluve

this entity surface form: Tigris-Euphrates system

Arvand Rud → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Diyarbakır city walls → locatedIn → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Tigris River basin

Mesopotamian Marshes → locatedIn → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Deir ez-Zor Airport → regionServed → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Euphrates River valley

Lower Zab → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Lower Zab → watercourse → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tigris–Euphrates basin

Lower Zab → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraq river network

Shin River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tigris River basin

Shin River → partOf → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

Southeastern Anatolia Project → locatedIn → Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Tigris Basin