The Euphrates

Question 1

Factor leading to a potential for conflict

Answer 1

Geogrpahical Access to Supply

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Western Asia

Question 3

Country in control

Answer 3

Turkey; the river rirses here and is 90% Turkish supplied.

Question 4

The 1960s

Answer 4

Turkey began builidng a series of dams on the Euphrates, to generate electricity and to increase the amount of farmland in the south-eastern Anatolia.

Question 5

1990

Answer 5

Culmination of the projects with the completion of the Ataturk Dam, which is 200m high and more than 1.5km long.

Question 6

Water Supply before and after

Answer 6

Before the dam 30 cubic kilometres of water passed along the Euphrates. The dam has reduced this by almost a half.

Question 7

Syria

Answer 7

Annoyed with the creation of Ataturk Dam. They were developing plans to harness the river for irrigation and electricity. the Thawra Dam at Tabaqa created an artifical lake holding 12 billion cubic metres of water.

Question 8

Baghdad

Answer 8

Creation of the Thawra dam angered them by reducing the amount of Euphrates Water downstream. In 1974 Baghdad threatened to bomb the dam and moved troops towards the border.

Question 9

Agreement

Answer 9

In 1998 Syria and Iraq agreed to work together against Turkey’s activities on the Euphrates and the Tigris.