Tigris River

The Tigris is the eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the . The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, before merging with the and reaching to the .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al Maaqal railway station.

Al-Maqal Station is the main train station in Basrah. It links the rail network of the south to and the north of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Tigris River.

Tigris River

Latitude
30.59064° or 30° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
47.76907° or 47° 46′ 9″ east
Open location code
8H29HQR9+7J
Geo­Names ID
96998
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Tigris River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: دجلة
  • Catalan: Tigris
  • French: Tigre
  • German: Tigris
  • Old Persian (ca. 600-400 B.C.): Tigrā
  • Pahlavi: Tigr
  • Portuguese: Rio Tigre
  • Sumerian: Idigna/Idigina
  • Turkish: Dicle Nehri

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