Difference between revisions of "Shatt al-Arab"
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| − | The '''Shatt al-Arab''' ('River of the Arabs') is a waterway formed by the confleuence of the [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]] rivers in southern [[Iraq]]. Although short in length, the Shatt is of immense economic and strategic significance. It flows past the city of [[Basra]], and forms part of the border bewtween [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. | + | The '''Shatt al-Arab''' ('River of the Arabs') is a waterway formed by the confleuence of the [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]] rivers in southern [[Iraq]]. Although short in length, the Shatt is of immense economic and strategic significance. It flows past the city of [[Basra]], and forms part of the border bewtween [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. Much of the fighting in the [[Iran-Iraq War]] of 1980-88 was aimed at controlling the waterway. |
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[[Category:Iran]] | [[Category:Iran]] | ||
Revision as of 15:50, January 28, 2009
The Shatt al-Arab ('River of the Arabs') is a waterway formed by the confleuence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Iraq. Although short in length, the Shatt is of immense economic and strategic significance. It flows past the city of Basra, and forms part of the border bewtween Iraq and Iran. Much of the fighting in the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88 was aimed at controlling the waterway.
