Rivers

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The Eurphrates and Tigris rivers provide a tremendous resourse for the city of Baghdad. These life giving waters support the canals that irrigate the fields of Baghdad. Fish from the rivers form a supple of the people of Baghdad. The rivers are seperated by miles of plain but later combine to form the Shatt al-Arab. (pg. 11, Irag..in Pictures) Many people live on the rivers and the lakes formed by the Tigris. Called Marsh Arabs these people ply the rivers in boats and build their houses out of reeds.

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Waterwheels form a vital part of the irrigational canals that make it possible to grow crops in the dry ground. The waterwheels take water from the Euphrates and Tigris river to the canals.