Euphrates, Jordan, and Tigris Rivers: Locations

Three Historic Rivers of Southwest Asia

Euphrates River

• Flows: Turkey → Syria → Iraq
• Length: ~2,800 km (1,740 mi)
• Longest in southwestern Asia

Jordan River

• Flows: Anti-Lebanon Mountains → Sea of Galilee → Dead Sea
• Forms part of Jordan/West Bank border
• Length: ~251 km (156 mi)

Tigris River

• Flows: Turkey → Syria → Iraq
• Joins Euphrates at Shatt al-Arab → Persian Gulf
• Length: ~1,900 km (1,180 mi)

These rivers defined Mesopotamia ("land between rivers") and remain vital for water, agriculture, and geopolitics.