The Tigris River

ancient history · middle east · mighty river

Born in mountains. The Tigris River starts high in the Armenian Highlands and rushes downward, carving its way through some of the most dramatic terrain in the Middle East.

Flows through deserts. As it travels south, the Tigris winds through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, bringing precious water to otherwise dry and sandy lands where few things can survive.

Merges with a sister river. The Tigris meets up with the Euphrates River, and together these two mighty rivers flow into the Persian Gulf, creating a shared delta where they finally reach the sea.

Heart of Mesopotamia. The Tigris is one of two great rivers that defined Mesopotamia, the ancient region between the rivers where some of humanity's first cities and civilizations grew up thousands of years ago.