In 2021, adventurer Leon McCarron traveled the length of the Tigris River from its source in southeastern Turkey through Iraq’s marshes and into the saline Arabian Gulf. To do so, he assembled an ...

A team of researchers has mapped the buried streets, harbors, and public buildings of a site along Iraq’s Tigris River that they identify as Charax Spasinou, a city once known as Alexandria on the ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — For soldiers who paid attention during high school history classes, a trip on the Tigris River has more significance than a typical patrol through the capital city. “This is like you ...

The Tigris River is the lifeline of Iraq and a key waterway in Western Asia. Stretching about 1,900 kilometres, it runs through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. The river is well known as the birthplace of ...