Revelation KJV Chapter 16:12 Sixth Vial Euphrates Dried Up

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016:012 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

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EUPHRATES RIVER VALLEY and the nations which surround it Map Courtesy of Goodnews Christian Ministry

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1700 miles/2700 kilometers long
Begins in Turkey
Empties into the Persian Gulf
94% of water originates in Turkish highlands
The Murat Korasuyu and several other Turkish rivers join the Euphrates in central Turkey
The Khabur joins the Euphrates in eastern Syria
The Euphrates and Tigris run parallel to each other
The land between the Euphrates and the Tigris is known as Mesopotamia, which means "between the rivers" in Greek
The Euphrates and Tigris rivers get to be more that 100 mi. apart and join in southeastern Iraq to form the Shatt al Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf
The Euphrates has an annual flow of 990 billion cubic feet