Chibayish District
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Chibayish District is an administrative district in southern Iraq known for encompassing much of the Mesopotamian Marshes and their traditional Marsh Arab communities.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | district ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
drainage of Mesopotamian Marshes
ⓘ
marshland restoration projects ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Central Marshes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hammar Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Chibayish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partially restored marshlands ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
marshland
ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
biodiverse wetland habitats
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMajorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| hasMajorSect | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationGroup |
Marsh Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shia Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | district ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
boat tours in the marshes
ⓘ
traditional mudhif reed houses ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | ecotourism ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
reed harvesting ⓘ water buffalo breeding ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
migratory birds
ⓘ
water buffalo ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Marsh Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
reed house architecture
ⓘ
traditional Marsh Arab culture ⓘ water buffalo herding ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhi Qar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Nasiriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dhi Qar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mesopotamian Marshes World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Arabia Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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