what word means land between the rivers
Geography of Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means the Land between the Rivers--in this case, the rivers are the Tigris (Tie-grus) River and the Euphrates (You-fray-teez) River. It was about 300 miles long and about 150 miles wide. You could look on a map of the world ALL day long for Mesopotamia, and you'd probably never find it.