List of cities and towns on the Euphrates River

This article provides a detailed list of the cities and towns along the

Cities in Turkey

The Euphrates is formed by the union of two branches, the

• Hromgla
  )
• Arulis (Gümüşgün
  ) was an important centre of the Kommagene kingdom
• Seleukeia Euphrates
  ” in the Hellenistic period
• Birecik
• Arsameia

Cities in Syria

The upper reaches of the Euphrates flow through steep canyons and gorges, southeast across Syria, and through Iraq. From west to east, the Euphrates is in Syria joined by the Sajur, the Balikh and the Khabur. Lake Assad is a large lake in Syria on the Euphrates River formed by the construction of the Tabqa Dam in 1973. The sites of Tell Abu Hureyra and Mureybet ancient Mesopotamian cities of the Euphrates, are underneath this lake.

There are three dams along the Euphrates in Syria: First, the

Cities in Iraq

In

North of Basra, in southern Iraq, the river merges with the Tigris to form the Shatt al-Arab, this in turn empties into the Persian Gulf. The river used to divide into many channels at Basra, forming an extensive marshland, but the marshes were largely drained by the Saddam Hussein government in the 1990s as a means of driving out the rebellious Marsh Arabs. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the drainage policy has been reversed, but it remains to be seen whether the marshes will recover.

Al Anbar Province

The following section lists the cities and town in order along the Euphrates river, within the Al Anbar province.

Al Qaim District

Anah district

Haditha District

Heet District

Ramadi District

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