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uc1.31822009597576	United States. Dept. of State. Office of the Geographer	Iraq-Syria boundary 	1970		.txt	text/plain	718	49	61	IRAQ SYRIA BOUNDARY The Iraq-Syria Boundary is 376 miles in length and is delimited. Turkish tripoint at the confluence of the Tigris and the Khabur rivers, the boundary The boundary then trends in straight line segments first southwestward about 68 miles and then southward about 153 miles to the Euphrates (Al Furat) River near the fertile land long known as the "Fertile Crescent," the earliest civilizations of the Tigris-Euphrates and Nile Walleys developed. The Iraq-Syria boundary cuts across the The boundary area itself is replete with the bench marks of western civilization. From earliest historic times, the impact of land and people imposed challenges and In 331 B.C. Alexander defeated the Persians under Darius III the scene of persistent conflict among the Romans, Greeks, Syrians, and the Persians. In the early centuries of efficient Roman rule, the boundary area, especially Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State, in accordance with provisions INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY STUDY	./cache/uc1.31822009597576.pdf	./txt/uc1.31822009597576.txt