May 23, 2013
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The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.
(via Freebase)
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![NGOs petition UNESCO World Heritage Committee after Turkish dam threatens Tigris River [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-5952000/5952814/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=32462aa8169f2eb46e8751075693f17c)
![Iraq suffers from severe water shortage [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-304000/304465/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=48f813d01efe29acadf1fd4fec8a8b01)