part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components)

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UNESCO World Heritage Site mixed cultural and natural heritage property

The entity is a UNESCO World Heritage property in southern Iraq that encompasses both vast marshland ecosystems and the archaeological remains of ancient Mesopotamian cities, recognized for their outstanding biodiversity and cultural significance.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities 2
Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities 1
Marshlands of southern Iraq inscribed as World Heritage Site 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
mixed cultural and natural heritage property ⓘ
associatedWith Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
bufferZoneType protected area ⓘ
containsEcosystem brackish marshes ⓘ
freshwater marshes ⓘ
inland delta marshes ⓘ
containsHabitatFor aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
endangered species ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
criteria (iii) ⓘ
(ix) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
governedBy Iraqi national authorities ⓘ
hasComponent Central Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Hammar Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huwaizah Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tell Eridu archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ur archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uruk archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Hammar Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
city components ⓘ
marsh components ⓘ
hasCulturalComponent archaeological remains of Eridu ⓘ
archaeological remains of Ur ⓘ
archaeological remains of Uruk ⓘ
hasNaturalComponent Central Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Hammar Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huwaizah Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Hammar Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2016 ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName English ⓘ
locatedIn southern Iraq ⓘ
officialName The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedFor cultural significance ⓘ
outstanding biodiversity ⓘ
refuge of biodiversity ⓘ
relict landscape of Mesopotamian cities ⓘ
UNESCORegion Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType mixed ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 1481 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Iraqi Marsh Arabs → UNESCOContext → part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshlands of southern Iraq inscribed as World Heritage Site
Iraqi Marsh Arabs → associatedWith → part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
Dhi Qar Governorate → hasHeritageDesignation → part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components) ⓘ
World Heritage Site (Ur) → partOf → part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components) ⓘ
subject surface form: Ur
this entity surface form: The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
Ziggurat of Ur → partOfUNESCOSite → part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities