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PRONUNCIATION OF SHATT-AL-ARAB

Shatt-al-Arab  [ˈʃætælˈærəb] play
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Shatt-Al-Arab is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SHATT-AL-ARAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shatt-al-Arab

Shatt al-Arab

Shatt al-Arab is a river in Southwest Asia of some 200 km in length, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris in the town of al-Qurnah in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq. The southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf. It varies in width from about 232 metres at Basra to 800 metres at its mouth. It is thought that the waterway formed relatively recently in geologic time, with the Tigris and Euphrates originally emptying into the Persian Gulf via a channel further to the west. The Karun river, a tributary which joins the waterway from the Iranian side, deposits large amounts of silt into the river; this necessitates continuous dredging to keep it navigable. The area is judged to hold the largest date palm forest in the world. In the mid-1970s, the region included 17 to 18 million date palms, an estimated one-fifth of the world's 90 million palm trees. But by 2002, war, salt, and pests had wiped out more than 14 million of the palms, including around 9 million in Iraq and 5 million in Iran.

Definition of Shatt-al-Arab in the English dictionary

The definition of Shatt-al-Arab in the dictionary is a river in SE Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: flows southeast as part of the border between Iraq and Iran to the Persian Gulf. Length: 193 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHATT-AL-ARAB


carob
ˈkærəb
cherub
ˈtʃɛrəb
Maghreb
ˈmʌɡrəb
Maghrib
ˈmʌɡrəb
Mozarab
məʊˈzærəb
Pan-Arab
ˈpænˈærəb
scarab
ˈskærəb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHATT-AL-ARAB

Sharpeville
sharpie
sharpish
sharply
sharpness
sharpshooter
sharpshooting
sharpy
shash
shashlick
shashlik
shaslik
Shasta daisy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHATT-AL-ARAB

Arab
catch a crab
crab
drab
grab
hermit crab
horseshoe crab
king crab
krab
mihrab
mud crab
olive drab
olive-drab
screen grab
smash-and-grab
snow crab
soft-shell crab
spider crab
street Arab
the Crab

Synonyms and antonyms of Shatt-al-Arab in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

阿拉伯河-AL-阿拉伯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Shatt - al-Arab
570 millions of speakers

English

Shatt-al-Arab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शत अल अरब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شط العرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Шатт - эль-Араб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Shatt -al -Arab
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Shatt-আল-আরব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Shatt- al-Arab
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shatt-al-Arab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schatt -al -Arab
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シャッタル·アル·アラブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Shatt - 알 - 아랍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shatt-al-Arab
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Shatt - al-Arab
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷத்-அல்-அரப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शट-अल-अरब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şatt-ül-Arap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Shatt - al-Arab
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Szatt - al-Arab
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Шатт - ель - Араб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Shatt - al- Arab
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σατ - al - Arab
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sjatt al- Arab -
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Shatt - al - Arab
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Shatt - al - Arab
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHATT-AL-ARAB» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHATT-AL-ARAB»

Discover the use of Shatt-al-Arab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Shatt-al-Arab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Shatt-al-Arab boundary question: a legal reappraisal
Using newly-discovered maps of the river forming part of the disputed boundary between Iran and Iraq, this book reexamines the history of this dispute within the framework of international law, and proposes a solution to the problem.
Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad, 1988
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Protecting the Gulf's Marine Ecosystems from Pollution
The waters of the Shatt Al-Arab River are well oxygenated (Al-Hassan and Hussain 1985). The oxygen concentrations in surface water are usually 50% of saturation (Maulood et al. 1979), and generally, there are no differences with depth.
Abdulaziz H. Abuzinada, Hans-Jörg Barth, Friedhelm Krupp, 2008
3
Rivers of the World: A Social, Geographical, and ...
Because of siltation at the head of the gulf,the rivers now meet at Al Qurnah, just above Basra, Iraq, and flow together in a generally southeasterly direction as the Shatt al Arab. Withdrawal of water upstream for dams and irrigation and the ...
James R. Penn, 2001
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Territorial Disputes and Resource Management: A Global Handbook
Countries involved in the disputed area (PPP) Shatt al Arab The Shatt al Arab Waterway is a tidal river, with a length of approximately 190 km. It is formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, and is additionally fed by the river of ...
Rongxing Guo, 2006
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Iran, Iraq, and the Legacies of War
Translation of original French in “The Dispute over the Shatt al-'Arab” ( Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research , 1960), Intelligence Report no. 8208, January 22, 1960, p. 8. Schofield, Evolution of the ...
Lawrence G. Potter, Gary G. Sick, 2004
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New Scientist
Within a year or so, the Karkheh could be linked to the barrier so that it could continue its old course towards the Shatt al Arab and the sea. This would allow Iraq to control the whole of the Shatt al Arab and Abadan Island. 3. The logical ...
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Ends and Means: The British Mesopotamian Campaign and Commission
reached Bushire, further down the Gulf coast, on 22 August, that Germans were attempting to sink an old Turkish ship in the mouth of the Shatt-al-Arab to bar the entrance to British ships.101 By 5 September Turks were reported at the island of  ...
Paul K. Davis, 1994
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Iraq and Iran (RLE Iran A)
6 Thus Iran declared that she would not accept any solution to the Shatt al-Arab boundary issue which fell short of the application of the thalweg principle.67 Iraq rebutted Iran's legal justifications for her unilateral abrogation of the 1937 Treaty.
Jasim M Abdulghani, 2012
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Iraqi Foreign Policy Since Revolution
Borders conflict, which was never determined between the two countries, i.e. Shatt al-Arab; 2. conflict over three islands — Abu Musa, Tumb-e-Kabir (Greater Tumb) and Tumb-e-Shagir (Smaller Tumb). These islands are located at the point of ...
Mahboob Alam, 1995
10
Conflict and Cooperation in the Gulf Region
The Shatt al-Arab flows through southern Iraq into the Gulf and begins where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers meet. It is a major shipping artery through the region. The growing economic importance of Abadan and Khorramshahr, Iran's modern  ...
Joseph Kostiner, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHATT-AL-ARAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Shatt-al-Arab is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rouhani deepens Iran's ties with Iraq
Disagreement over the border along the Shatt-al-Arab river was one of the initial pretexts that deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein used to declare war on ... «Al-Monitor, Mar 14»
2
Demining teams work to clear important Iraqi irrigation canal area
... detection tools, this team is combing through a field in search of mines and unexploded ordnances in the Shatt-al-Arab district, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. «Al-Arabiya, Nov 12»
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Why Iran Seized the British Marines
The most ominous detail about Iran's seizure of 15 British Royal Marines in the Shatt-al-Arab waterway on Friday morning is that the servicemen were reportedly ... «TIME, Mar 07»

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