Tigris River:
Iraq’s Tigris River is facing an acute crisis due to shrinking flows, heavy pollution and upstream water controls, raising fears that parts of the river may dry up.The Tigris River is one of the two great rivers of ancient Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, forming the heart of the historic Fertile Crescent, where early civilisation emerged.Originates from Lake Hazar in the Taurus Mountains of southeastern Türkiye.Flows generally southeast, parallel to the Euphrates.Nations it flows through: Türkiye (upper reaches), Iraq, Forms part of the Shatt al-Arab after joining the Euphrates, which flows into the Persian Gulf.Major tributaries of the Tigris: Greater Zab, Lesser Zab, Al-Adhaim, Diyala, and Karkheh (from Iran).
