Where Euphrates and Tigris goes forwards?
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The Euphrates (/juːˈfreɪtiːz/ (listen); Sumerian: Buranuna; Akkadian: Purattu; Arabic: الفرات, translit. al-Furāt; Syriac: ̇ܦܪܬ Pǝrāt; Armenian: Եփրատ: Yeprat; Hebrew: פרת Perat; Turkish: Fırat; Kurdish: Firat) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (the "Land between the Rivers"). Originating in eastern Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.
Euphrates
The Euphrates near Halabiye (Syria); the archaeological site Zalabiye can be seen in the background on the left bank.

Map of the combined Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin (in yellow)
Etymologyfrom Greek, from Old Persian Ufrātu, from Elamite ú-ip-ra-tu-išLocationCountryIraq, Syria, TurkeyBasin areaTurkey, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, IranCitiesBirecik, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Mayadin, Haditha, Ramadi, Habbaniyah, Fallujah, Kufa, Samawah, NasiriyahPhysical characteristicsSource - locationMurat Su, Turkey - elevation3,520 m (11,550 ft)2nd source - locationKara Su, Turkey - elevation3,290 m (10,790 ft)Source confluence - locationKeban, Turkey - elevation610 m (2,000 ft)MouthShatt al-Arab
- location
Al-Qurnah, Basra Governorate, Iraq
- coordinates
31°0′18″N 47°26′31″ELength2,800 km (1,700 mi)approx.Basin size500,000 km2(190,000 sq mi)approx.Discharge - locationHīt - average356 m3/s (12,600 cu ft/s) - minimum58 m3/s (2,000 cu ft/s) - maximum2,514 m3/s (88,800 cu ft/s)
Euphrates
The Euphrates near Halabiye (Syria); the archaeological site Zalabiye can be seen in the background on the left bank.

Map of the combined Tigris–Euphrates drainage basin (in yellow)
Etymologyfrom Greek, from Old Persian Ufrātu, from Elamite ú-ip-ra-tu-išLocationCountryIraq, Syria, TurkeyBasin areaTurkey, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, IranCitiesBirecik, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Mayadin, Haditha, Ramadi, Habbaniyah, Fallujah, Kufa, Samawah, NasiriyahPhysical characteristicsSource - locationMurat Su, Turkey - elevation3,520 m (11,550 ft)2nd source - locationKara Su, Turkey - elevation3,290 m (10,790 ft)Source confluence - locationKeban, Turkey - elevation610 m (2,000 ft)MouthShatt al-Arab
- location
Al-Qurnah, Basra Governorate, Iraq
- coordinates
31°0′18″N 47°26′31″ELength2,800 km (1,700 mi)approx.Basin size500,000 km2(190,000 sq mi)approx.Discharge - locationHīt - average356 m3/s (12,600 cu ft/s) - minimum58 m3/s (2,000 cu ft/s) - maximum2,514 m3/s (88,800 cu ft/s)
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