RIVER BASIN · TIGR

Tigris-Euphrates/Shatt al Arab

Asia · shared by 6 countries

868,989km² of basin
6riparian countries
18treaties on record
53Mpeople in basin

The basin

Tigris-Euphrates/Shatt al Arab basin (blue) over its riparian countries · real geometry, TFDD & Natural Earth

Shared by

Iran (Islamic Republic of)IraqJordanSaudi ArabiaSyrian Arab RepublicTurkey

18 treaties in the record

1920Convention on certain points connected with the mandates for Syria and the Lebanon, Palestine and Mesopotamia
Agriculture, Hydropower
1946Treaty of friendship and neighbourly relations, and six annexed protocols, signed at Ankara
Infrastructure, Flood Management
1955Treaty between Turkey and Iran on the Sarisu and Karasu River
Water Quantity, Infrastructure
1975Treaty concerning the state frontier and neighbourly relations between Iran and Iraq and protocol
Border and Territorial Issues
1975Agreement between Iran and Iraq concerning the use of frontier watercourses, and protocol
Water Quantity
1975Agreement between Iran and Iraq Concerning Frontier Commissioners
Border and Territorial Issues
1987Protocol on Matters Pertaining to Economic Cooperation between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Turkey
Socioeconomic Development, water quantity, hydropower
1989Law No.14 of 1990, ratifying the Joint Minutes concerning the provisional division of the waters of the Euphrates River
Water Quantity
1998Minutes between Syria and Turkey on cooperation in fighting terrorism, signed at Adana, including Annex 2
Territorial and Border Issues
2001Joint comminique between Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration (GAP) and Arab Republic of Syria Mi
Agriculture
2002Agreement to Install a Syrian Pumping Station on the Tigris River
Infrastructure, Water Quantity
2009Memorandum of Understanding between the government of the Republic of Turkey and the government of the Syrian Arab Republic on establishment of a pumping statio
Infrastructure
2009Cooperation agreement in the field of environment protection between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic
Environment
2009Memorandum of understanding in the field of remediation of water quality between the Goverment of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of Syrian Arab Repub
Water Quality
2009Memorandum of understanding in the field of environment between the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey and the Ministry of Environme
Environment, Water Quality, Domestic/Municipal Water
2009Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic in the field of efficient utilizatio
Drought Management
2010Memorandum of Understanding on Environment between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Water Quality, Climate Change, Environment, Socioeconomic Development
2015Agreement on developmnet cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Socioeconomic Development, Agriculture, Water Quality

Source: TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database · open in the explorer →