| SHATTALARAB | River in Iraq formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (5-2-4) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (11) |
| YAZOO | River in Mississippi, US, formed by the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers (5) |
| GANGES | Major river of northern India and central Bangladesh formed by the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda (6) |
| APALACHICOLA | River in Florida formed by the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers (12) |
| SAVANNAH | US river formed by the confluence of the Seneca and Tugaloo Rivers in South Carolina (8) |
| GIRONDE | Estuary in France formed by the confluence of the Rivers Dordogne and Garonne |
| CLYDE | Major Scottish river, formed by the confluence of the Daer Water and Potrail Water (5) |
| WOOLLEY | Ur, an ancient city-state situated between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, but it remained unidentified until the mid-19th century. In 1922, this archaeologis |
| TAURUS | Mountain range in southern Turkey that runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast. It extends along a curve from Lake Egridir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates River in the east. (6) |
| IRAQ | The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow through this Mideast country |
| ASSUR | Earliest capital of Assyria, on the west bank of the Tigris river in modern-day Iraq (5) |
| SYRIA | Country containing about 440 miles of the course of the Euphrates and about 27 miles of the Tigris |
| EDEN | Locale near the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates, some believe |
| HILLAH | City in central Iraq on the Euphrates River that is the capital of Babylon Province |
| FALLUJAH | Iraqi city on the Euphrates River about 69 km west of Baghdad, in the province of Al Anbar (8) |
| BABYLON | The ruins of which ancient city lie on the Euphrates River south of Baghdad? (7) |
| TIGRIS | Which Thor Heyerdahl expedition was named after the river in Iraq from where it began in 1977? (6) |
| MOSUL | City in northern Iraq on the banks of the Tigris (5) |
| NINEVEH | Ancient capital of Assyria, on the east bank of the Tigris opposite modern-day Mosul, Iraq (7) |
