The Tigris and Euphrates rivers surround a region once known as Mesopotamia, the "cradle" of ancient civilizations that included Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. This book follows both rivers from where they begin in Turkey, travel down through northern Syria and Iraq, and join to form the Shatt al Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers surround a region once known as Mesopotamia, the cradle of ancient civilizations that included Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. This fascinating book follows both rivers from where they begin in Turkey, travel down through northern Syria and Iraq, and join to form the Shatt al Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf.
Traces the course of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, emphasizes their effects on human settlements and civilization, and indicates their contributions to the development of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Traces the course of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, emphasizes their effects on human settlements and civilization, and indicates their contributions to the development of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria