The Importance Of Water In Iraq

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For many countries people believe that getting water is as easy as going to a faucet, turning it on and grabbing a glass of clear water. For Iraq it is a different story and I am here to give a brief essay on how water is in Iraq. I will also cover where the water comes from and the struggle of having water in Iraq.
There are two major rivers that flow through Iraq, the Tigris River and The Euphrates River. These rivers start in Turkey, flow through Syria before reaching Iraq. Both of these rivers conjoin at what is known as the Fertile Crescent in Iraq before flowing into the Persian Gulf. Some of the first water wars that were recorded here at the Fertile Crescent dating back over 7500 years ago. With these two rivers, there is still

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