Iraq - Deqar - Unesco The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities

The Mesopotamian Marshes or Iraqi Marshes are a wetland area located in southern Iraq and partially in southwestern Iran and Kuwait.

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. 

Since 2016 the mesopotamian marshes are listed as an UNESCO Heritage Site

Iraqi Marshes belong to the first civilization on earth, Sumerians who invented many things like: wheels and writings Cureiform writings.