<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>
what countries does the euphrates river flow through
what countries does the euphrates river flow through
Turkey Syria Iraq
Turkey Syria Iraq