Al-Furāt
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Al-Furāt is the Arabic name for the Euphrates, one of Western Asia’s most historically significant rivers, central to ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
→
geographical feature → river → |
| associatedWith |
Akkadian Empire
→
Assyria NERFINISHED → Mesopotamia →
surface form:
Babylonia
Sumer →
surface form:
Sumerian civilization
|
| borderFunction | forms parts of international boundaries in Western Asia → |
| centralTo | ancient Mesopotamian civilizations → |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of abundance
→
symbol of fertility → symbol of life in Mesopotamian cultures → |
| environmentalIssue |
damming and flow regulation
→
pollution → water scarcity → |
| etymologyRelatedTo | sweet water or fresh water in Semitic languages → |
| flowsThrough |
Iraq
→
Syria → Turkey → |
| formsBasinWith | Tigris NERFINISHED → |
| hasArabicName | الفرات NERFINISHED → |
| hasRoleIn |
development of early cities
→
development of early states and empires → development of writing in Mesopotamia → |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia → |
| locatedIn |
Western Eurasia
→
surface form:
Western Asia
|
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
→
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Quran →
surface form:
Qur’an
ancient Mesopotamian texts → cuneiform inscriptions → |
| mouthLocatedIn | Persian Gulf → |
| nameInLanguage | Arabic → |
| partOf |
Fertile Crescent
→
Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED → |
| refersTo | Euphrates NERFINISHED → |
| religiousSignificanceIn |
Christianity
→
Islam → Judaism → |
| significantFor |
agriculture
→
irrigation → trade routes → |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
→
fishing → hydroelectric power → navigation → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.