Mesopotamian Marshes
The Mesopotamian Marshes, also known as the Iraqi Marshes, are a wetland area located in Southern Iraq and Southwestern Iran. Historically the marshlands, mainly composed of the separate but adjacent Central, Hawizeh and Hammar Marshes, used to be the largest wetland ecosystem of Western Eurasia. It is a rare aquatic landscape in the desert, providing habitat for the Marsh Arabs and important populations of wildlife. Draining of portions of the marshes began in the 1950s and continued through the 1970s to reclaim land for agriculture and oil exploration. However, in the late 1980s and 1990s, during the presidency of Saddam Hussein, this work was expanded and accelerated to evict Shia Muslims from the marshes. Before 2003, the marshes were drained to 10% of their original size. After the fa
Ad Dayr, Iraq
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Al-Qurnah
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
Ash Shabaziyah, Iraq
Central Marshes
Dhi Qar Governorate
Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes
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Hammar Marshes
Hawizeh Marshes
Iran–Iraq border
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Mesopotamian Marshes
The Mesopotamian Marshes, also known as the Iraqi Marshes, are a wetland area located in Southern Iraq and Southwestern Iran. Historically the marshlands, mainly composed of the separate but adjacent Central, Hawizeh and Hammar Marshes, used to be the largest wetland ecosystem of Western Eurasia. It is a rare aquatic landscape in the desert, providing habitat for the Marsh Arabs and important populations of wildlife. Draining of portions of the marshes began in the 1950s and continued through the 1970s to reclaim land for agriculture and oil exploration. However, in the late 1980s and 1990s, during the presidency of Saddam Hussein, this work was expanded and accelerated to evict Shia Muslims from the marshes. Before 2003, the marshes were drained to 10% of their original size. After the fa
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Las marismas de Mesopotamia co ...... tremadamente árido y cálido."
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Les marais de Mésopotamie form ...... ent par les Arabes des marais.
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Mesopotamiako padurak Irak heg ...... tsuentzako habitat bat sortuz.
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Mezopotamská nížina neboli Dol ...... ž zvaná Al-Džazíra („ostrov“).
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Os Pântanos da Mesopotâmia são ...... rã têm dificultado a processo.
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The Mesopotamian Marshes, also ...... ed as an UNESCO Heritage Site.
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هي مجموعة المسطحات المائية الت ...... نها مثل أور و إريدو و الوركاء.
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Location of the Mesopotamian Marshes
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(Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh)
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Mesopotamian Marshes
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Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh
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Las marismas de Mesopotamia co ...... umedales del oeste de Eurasia.
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Les marais de Mésopotamie form ...... ent par les Arabes des marais.
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Mesopotamiako padurak Irak heg ...... tsuentzako habitat bat sortuz.
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Mezopotamská nížina neboli Dol ...... ž zvaná Al-Džazíra („ostrov“).
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Os Pântanos da Mesopotâmia são ...... ntes de 2003, os pântanos fora
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The Mesopotamian Marshes, also ...... ir original size. After the fa
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هي مجموعة المسطحات المائية الت ...... في الأرض وكان ينبت فيها القصب.
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Marais de Mésopotamie
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Marismas de Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamiako padurak
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Mesopotamian Marshes
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Mezopotamiaj Marĉoj
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Mezopotamská nížina
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Pântanos da Mesopotâmia
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أهوار العراق
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