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Let’s Observe

Famous Rivers and Mountains in the Middle East

The Taurus Mountains

The Taurus Mountains extend through the borders

of southern Turkey to the borders of both Iraq and

Iran, with the highest peak height of 3,767 m.

Nomads have taken the Taurus Mountains as their

home for years, herding sheep and camels.

Adapting to the hard living conditions of the

mountains, the Nomads live in tents and huts built

using palm trees and whatever else they nd.

The Taurus Mountains also acted as a border

between the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic

countries through the seventh century and was a Taurus Mountains in Goynuk, Turkey

huge bene t to the Islamic state.

The Euphrates River

The Euphrates River extends through Iraq, Turkey,

and Syria, and it is one of the longest rivers in the

Middle East, 2,800 km long.

The Euphrates goes towards the Persian Gulf and

is a great source of vegetation to its surrounding

area. The dams and irrigation systems built

through the river make it also of high signi cance,

providing electricity and water supply to di erent

places.

The Euphrates River in Turkey
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