[ noun ] the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq <noun.location>
But geologists say even though there is evidence of a flood in Mesopotamia in Sumerian times, they maintain it is not possible for a ship to make landfall at an altitude as high as Mount Ararat.
During the one-month stoppage, Syria and Iraq will get 75 percent less water from the tributaries of the Euphrates, the 1,460-mile-long river that has been the lifeblood throughout history for the area, once ancient Mesopotamia.