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NAQT Asian Rivers
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1. Myanmar/Burma. It flows 1,350 miles to the Gulf of Martaban. Its name is thought to come from the Sanskrit word for 'elephant.'

2. Southeast Asia. It originates in eastern Tibet, forms much of the Laos-Thailand border, flows south through Cambodia and enters the South China Sea in southern Vietnam. 2,703 miles

3. 1,800 miles from its source in the Tibetan Himalayas; it starts eastward across the plateau, then turns south into the Indian state of Assam and finally enters Bangladesh where it merges with the Ganges to form the world's largest delta.

4. 3,400 miles. Second longest in China; It rises in Qinghai province and flows into the Bohai Gulf. The river's name comes from the extraordinary amount of loess silt that it carries.

5. Rises in the Himalayas and flows 1,560 miles to the Bay of Bengal. A significant source of pollution is cremated remains.

6. Rises in Syria from springs near Mount Hermon. It flows south through the Hula Valley, through the Sea of Galilee and into the Dead Sea. The river forms the nation of Jordan's boundary with the West Bank and northern Israel. 156 miles

7. Longest river in China/Asia. Third longest in the world. It rises in the Kunlun Mountains, flows across the Tibetan Plateau and empties into the East China Sea. Contains the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest. 3,915 miles.

8. Eastern river that defines the Mesopotamia (meaning, 'The Land Between Two Rivers') It rises in Turkey, then flows southeast by Mosul, Tikrit, and Baghdad before joining the Euphrates to make the Shatt-al-Arab, which subsequently empties into the Persian Gulf. 1,180 miles

9. Pakistan. Rises in Tibet and flows 1,800 miles to a delta on the Arabian Sea southeast of Karachi. The five major tributaries are the source of the name of the Punjab region, which is Persian for 'Land of the Five Rivers'. Source of the name of India.

10. Defines the western border of Mesopotamia. It rises in the Zagros Mountains of Turkey and its shores are home to Fallujah and Babylon. 1,740 miles .