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The Euphrates (Arabic: Firat) is the western member of the pair of great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Tigris, which flows from the mountains of Anatolia through Iraq. The river then merges with the Tigris in southern Iraq to form the Shatt al-Arab, which in turn flows on into the Persian Gulf. In the Bible it is referred to as "The River".
The Bible also refers to the river in Revelation when in the end times it will dry up in preparation for the Battle of Armageddon.
Because of their origin in the Judeo-Christian view of the beginning of time, the Euphrates and the Tigris are thought to be the rivers where life itself began.
See also Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh
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