Mesopotamian Marshes

The Mesopotamian Marshes are wetlands found in Iraq, Iran, and especially Kuwait.

 Inhabitants 

 Marsh Arabs 

The Marsh Arabs are the inhabitants of the Mesopotamian Marshes. They are the descendants of ancient Sumerians and in Saddam's violent reprisals, their population dwindled to roughly 20,000.

 Ecology 

 Birds 
The marshes are inhabited by about 40 different types of birds, like the goliath heron and the African sacred ibis. There is a subspecies of the hooded crow called the Mesopotamian crow that lives in these marshes.

 Main marshes 
The three marshes that make up these wetlands are the following:

 Central Marshes 

The Central Marshes are one of the three marshes that make up the Mesopotamian Marshes. They were nearly drained and have been flooded again.

 Hawizeh Marshes 

The Hawizeh Marshes, along with the Central and Hammar marshes, comprise this wetland.

 Hammar Marshes 

The Hammar Marshes, along with the Central and Hawizeh marshes, are critical for forming the Mesopotamian Marshes.

 Related pages 

 Tigris–Euphrates river system

 References 
Category:Mesopotamia
Category:Geography of Kuwait
Category:Geography of Iran
Category:Geography of Iraq
Category:Wetlands


 Other websites 

 https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/11/photos-iraqs-marshes-are-dying-and-so-is-a-civilization