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Iraq Country Handbook - Europe Link

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Euphrates<br />

Arabian Gulf (58 kilometers), and to the west by Saudi Arabia<br />

(686 kilometers), Jordan (134 kilometers), and Syria (605 kilometers).<br />

Topography<br />

The delta lowland region of the Tigris and Euphrates river basin extends<br />

southeasterly from north of Baghdad, past Al Basrah, to the Arabian Gulf.<br />

The area is flat and encompasses 19,425 square kilometers (7,500 square<br />

miles) of marshland. Lakes are also present in southeastern <strong>Iraq</strong>.<br />

SYRIA<br />

TURKEY<br />

Mosul<br />

Dahuk<br />

Arbil<br />

Great Zab<br />

Little<br />

Karkuk<br />

Zab<br />

As<br />

Sulaymaniyah<br />

IRAQ<br />

ELEVATION IN METERS<br />

3000+<br />

2000-3000<br />

1000-2000<br />

500-1000<br />

200-500<br />

0-200<br />

Rivers<br />

Seasonal rivers<br />

Tigris<br />

Diyala<br />

Samarra<br />

Nahr<br />

IRAN<br />

Ar Ramadi<br />

BAGHDAD<br />

JORDAN<br />

SYRIAN<br />

DESERT<br />

Karbala<br />

An<br />

Najaf<br />

River<br />

An<br />

Hillah<br />

Ad<br />

Diwaniyah<br />

Al Kut<br />

Al<br />

Amarah<br />

Euphrates<br />

AL HAJARAH<br />

An Nasiriyah<br />

SAUDI<br />

ARABIA<br />

Hawr al<br />

Hammar<br />

Al Basrah<br />

Boundary representations are not necessarily authoritative.<br />

KUWAIT<br />

KUWAIT<br />

Arabian<br />

Gulf<br />

Topography and Drainage<br />

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