<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Euphrates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Arabic : الفرات ‎ ‎ al - Furāt , Turkish : Fırat , Kurdish : Firat ‎ , Syriac : ܦܪܬ ‎ Prath , Hebrew : פרת ‎ ‎ Perat , Armenian : Եփրատ Yeprat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Euphrates near Halabiye ( Syria ) ; the site can be seen in the background on the left bank . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Name origin : from Greek , from Old Persian Ufrātu , from Elamite ú - ip - ra - tu - iš </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Countries </Th> <Td> Iraq , Syria , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin area </Th> <Td> Turkey , Syria , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Iran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> Balikh , Khabur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Sajur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Td> Birecik , Raqqa , Deir ez - Zor , Mayadin , Haditha , Ramadi , Habbaniyah , Fallujah , Kufa , Samawah , Nasiriyah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landmarks </Th> <Td> Lake Assad , Lake Qadisiyah , Lake Habbaniyah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Murat Su , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 3,520 m ( 11,549 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Secondary source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Kara Su , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 3,290 m ( 10,794 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source confluence </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Keban , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 610 m ( 2,001 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Shatt al - Arab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Al - Qurnah , Basra Governorate , Iraq </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 31 ° 0 ′ 18 '' N 47 ° 26 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.00500 ° N 47.44194 ° E ﻿ / 31.00500 ; 47.44194 Coordinates : 31 ° 0 ′ 18 '' N 47 ° 26 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.00500 ° N 47.44194 ° E ﻿ / 31.00500 ; 47.44194 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2,800 km ( 1,740 mi ) approx . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 500,000 km ( 193,051 sq mi ) approx . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for Hīt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 356 m / s ( 12,572 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 2,514 m / s ( 88,781 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 58 m / s ( 2,048 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Map of the combined Tigris -- Euphrates drainage basin ( in yellow ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Wikimedia Commons : Euphrates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Euphrates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Arabic : الفرات ‎ ‎ al - Furāt , Turkish : Fırat , Kurdish : Firat ‎ , Syriac : ܦܪܬ ‎ Prath , Hebrew : פרת ‎ ‎ Perat , Armenian : Եփրատ Yeprat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Euphrates near Halabiye ( Syria ) ; the site can be seen in the background on the left bank . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Name origin : from Greek , from Old Persian Ufrātu , from Elamite ú - ip - ra - tu - iš </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Countries </Th> <Td> Iraq , Syria , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin area </Th> <Td> Turkey , Syria , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Iran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> Balikh , Khabur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Sajur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Td> Birecik , Raqqa , Deir ez - Zor , Mayadin , Haditha , Ramadi , Habbaniyah , Fallujah , Kufa , Samawah , Nasiriyah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landmarks </Th> <Td> Lake Assad , Lake Qadisiyah , Lake Habbaniyah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Murat Su , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 3,520 m ( 11,549 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Secondary source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Kara Su , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 3,290 m ( 10,794 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source confluence </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Keban , Turkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 610 m ( 2,001 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Shatt al - Arab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Al - Qurnah , Basra Governorate , Iraq </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 31 ° 0 ′ 18 '' N 47 ° 26 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.00500 ° N 47.44194 ° E ﻿ / 31.00500 ; 47.44194 Coordinates : 31 ° 0 ′ 18 '' N 47 ° 26 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.00500 ° N 47.44194 ° E ﻿ / 31.00500 ; 47.44194 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2,800 km ( 1,740 mi ) approx . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 500,000 km ( 193,051 sq mi ) approx . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for Hīt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 356 m / s ( 12,572 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 2,514 m / s ( 88,781 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 58 m / s ( 2,048 cu ft / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Map of the combined Tigris -- Euphrates drainage basin ( in yellow ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Wikimedia Commons : Euphrates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where is the head of the euphrates river
where is the head of the euphrates river
Murat Su , Turkey
Murat Su , Turkey