 Jazirah (the island) and is part of a larger area that extends westward into Syria between the two rivers and into Turkey. Water in the area flows in deeply cut valleys, and irrigation is much more difficult than it is in the lower plain. Much of this...  Area Handbook for Iraq - Page 15by Harvey Henry Smith, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies - 1969 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
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...region, between the Tigris north of Samarra and the Euphrates north of Hit, is known as Al Jazirah and is part of a larger area that extends westward into Syria,...Turkey. Water in the area flows in deeply cut valleys. Much of this zone may be classified as desert. The northeastern highlands begin just south of a line... | |
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