| 1 | We have a large number of branches of the Tigris that we share with Iran. | |
| 2 | Like my birthplace Iraq which is dominated the by the two greatstreams, the Euphrates and the Tigris. | |
| 3 | A sudden breeze over the Tigris forms a tiny whirlwind. | |
| 4 | Virtually every evening, the parks along the Tigris were teeming with people. | |
| 5 | My old path along the banks of the Tigris, the one I had used since 2003, was finally rendered impassable by several new coils of razor wire. |