The visual transformation of the river is already apparent. Once known for its shimmering blue waters, the Tigris has taken ...

The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in a specific geo-ecological zone, at the borderline between rain-fed and irrigation agriculture. The city dates back ...

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