contexts: Tigris Sumerian : 𒁇𒄘𒃼 Idigna or Idigina , Akkadian : 𒁇𒄘𒃼 Idiqlat , Arabic : دجلة ‎ ‎ Dijlah , Syriac : Deqlaṯ ܕܹܩܠܵܬ ‎ , Armenian : Տիգրիս Tigris , Դգլաթ Dglatʿ , Hebrew : ‎ Ḥîddeqel חידקל ‎ ‎ , biblical Hiddekel , Turkish : Dicle , Kurdish : Dîcle , Dîjla دیجلە ‎ River About 100 km from its source , the Tigris enables rich agriculture outside Diyarbakır , Turkey . Countries Turkey , Syria , Iraq Tributaries - left Batman , Garzan , Botan , Khabur , Greater Zab , Lesser Zab , ' Adhaim , Cizre , Diyala - right Wadi Tharthar Cities Diyarbakır , Mosul , Baghdad Source Lake Hazar - elevation 1,150 m ( 3,773 ft ) - coordinates 38 ° 29 ′ 0 '' N 39 ° 25 ′ 0 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.48333 ° N 39.41667 ° E ﻿ / 38.48333 ; 39.41667 Mouth Shatt al - Arab - location Al - Qurnah , Basra Governorate , Iraq Length 1,850 km ( 1,150 mi ) Basin 375,000 km ( 144,788 sq mi ) Discharge for Baghdad - average 1,014 m / s ( 35,809 cu ft / s ) - max 2,779 m / s ( 98,139 cu ft / s ) - min 337 m / s ( 11,901 cu ft / s ) Map of the Tigris - Euphrates basin area
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answers.span_text: 38 ° 29 ′ 0 '' N 39 ° 25 ′ 0 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.48333 ° N 39.41667 ° E
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