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The Euphrates River

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Source of life

The Euphrates rivers is one of the most traditional rivers and it is a historic land mark. It is said that on it's banks is where the first civilizations were founded and since the Jews it became a sacred place, source of life, of culture and civilization. Today it runs through Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Lately it is the source of contention, since the Turks are building numerous dams that contains the water in its territory causing desertification and the impoverishment of Syria and Iraq. Nevertheless, or perhaps because of this, the civilization is concentrated around this magical river, this river

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