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Fun fact 3 about Euphrates

The Euphrates River in Turkey, Rumkale (52031477798)
river

The drainage basin of the Euphrates varies widely in estimates, from 233,000 to 766,000 square kilometres.

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Euphrates

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Length
2,800 km
Mouth
Persian Gulf
Countries
Turkey, Syria, Iraq
23rd longest river in the world

The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of West Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia.

From the “Drainage basin” section

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Photo: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0