Mesopotamian Marshes
| Mesopotamian Marshes | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Mesopotamian Marshes (Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | Flooded grasslands and savannas |
| Borders | Arabian Desert, South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert, Zagros Mountains forest steppe |
| Geography | |
| Area | 35,572 km2 (13,734 sq mi) |
| Countries | Iraq, Iran |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 3,070 km (9%)% |
The Mesopotamian Marshes are wetlands found in Iraq, Iran, and especially Kuwait.[1]
Inhabitants
[change | change source]Marsh Arabs
[change | change source]The Marsh Arabs are the inhabitants of the Mesopotamian Marshes. They are the descendants of ancient Sumerians[source?] and in Saddam's violent reprisals, their population dwindled to roughly 20,000.[2]
Ecology
[change | change source]Birds
[change | change source]The marshes are inhabited by about 40 different types of birds, like the goliath heron and the African sacred ibis.[3] There is a subspecies of the hooded crow called the Mesopotamian crow that lives in these marshes.[4]
Main marshes
[change | change source]The three marshes that make up these wetlands are the following:
Central Marshes
[change | change source]The Central Marshes are one of the three marshes that make up the Mesopotamian Marshes. They were nearly drained and have been flooded again.[source?]
Hawizeh Marshes
[change | change source]The Hawizeh Marshes, along with the Central and Hammar marshes, comprise this wetland.
Hammar Marshes
[change | change source]The Hammar Marshes, along with the Central and Hawizeh marshes, are critical for forming the Mesopotamian Marshes.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Mesopotamian Marshes, earthobservatory.nasa.gov".
- ↑ "IRAQ'S MARSH ARABS, MODERN SUMERIANS, Simply Sharing". Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ↑ "Mesopotamian marshes, BirdLife Data Zone".
- ↑ "Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), GlobalTwitcher".
