The
Euphrates (;
Sumerian: :
Buranuna, :
Purattu, :
al-Furāt, :
Pǝrāt, :
Yeprat, :
Perat, , ) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of
Western Asia. Together with the
Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of
Mesopotamia. Originating in eastern
Turkey, the Euphrates flows through
Syria and
Iraq to join the Tigris in the
Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the
Persian Gulf.