<P> The Euphrates ( / juː ˈfreɪtiːz / ( listen ) ; Sumerian : 𒌓𒄒𒉣 Buranuna , Akkadian : 𒌓𒄒𒉣 Purattu , Arabic : الفرات ‎ 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 . </P>
<P> The Euphrates ( / juː ˈfreɪtiːz / ( listen ) ; Sumerian : 𒌓𒄒𒉣 Buranuna , Akkadian : 𒌓𒄒𒉣 Purattu , Arabic : الفرات ‎ 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 . </P>
where does the euphrates river begin and end
where does the euphrates river begin and end
eastern Turkey Shatt al - Arab
eastern Turkey Shatt al - Arab