Al-Chibayish

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Al-Chibayish is a town in southern Iraq known for its location within the Mesopotamian Marshes and its traditional Marsh Arab culture.

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Al-Chibayish canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeTerritoryOf Al-Chibayish District NERFINISHED
affectedBy drainage of Mesopotamian Marshes in the 1990s
marsh restoration projects after 2003
climate hot desert climate
country Iraq
governorateCapital Nasiriyah NERFINISHED
hasBuildingType mudhif
hasCulture Marsh Arab culture
hasEconomicActivity ecotourism
fishing
reed harvesting
water buffalo breeding
hasEnvironment wetlands
hasEthnicGroup Marsh Arabs NERFINISHED
hasMajorityBranchOfIslam Shia Islam NERFINISHED
hasNearbyProtectedArea Mesopotamian Marshes protected zones NERFINISHED
hasNearbyRiver Euphrates River NERFINISHED
hasReligion Islam
hasTourismType cultural tourism
marsh tourism
hasTraditionalCraft reed weaving
hasTraditionalFoodSource fish
hasTraditionalHousing reed huts
hasTraditionalLivestock water buffalo
hasTransport boats
knownFor marshland environment
reed houses
traditional Marsh Arab lifestyle
water buffalo herding
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Central Marshes NERFINISHED
Dhi Qar Governorate NERFINISHED
Mesopotamian Marshes NERFINISHED
southern Iraq NERFINISHED
locatedOn marsh waterways
near Nasiriyah NERFINISHED
partOf Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED
historical region of Mesopotamia
region Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
role district capital
timeZone Arabia Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +3
waterBody marsh channels

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Dhi Qar Governorate hasCity Al-Chibayish