Iraqi alluvial plain

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alluvial plain geographical region lowland

The Iraqi alluvial plain is a fertile lowland region in southern Iraq formed by the deposits of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, historically home to ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
southern Mesopotamia 0 2
Euphrates floodplain 0 1
Iraqi Marshlands 0 1
Thi Qar Marshes 0 1
Tigris floodplain 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alluvial plain →
geographical region →
lowland →
archaeologicalSignificance birthplace of some of the earliest cities →
dense concentration of ancient tells (mounds) →
boundedBy Arabian Desert →
Zagros Mountains →
surface form: Zagros foothills
characteristic extensive irrigation →
fertile soils →
low elevation →
seasonal flooding (historically) →
climate arid to semi-arid →
contains Mesopotamian Marshes →
marshlands of southern Iraq →
country Iraq →
drainsTo Persian Gulf →
economicActivity agriculture →
fishing (in marsh areas) →
livestock grazing →
formedBy Euphrates River NERFINISHED →
Tigris River NERFINISHED →
hasHydrologicalFeature distributary channels →
flood basins →
natural levees →
historicalRegionFor Akkad →
Babylonia NERFINISHED →
Sumer →
ancient Mesopotamian civilizations →
hydrologicalSystem Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED →
knownFor development of irrigation systems →
early agriculture →
early urbanization →
languageOfHistoricalInhabitants Akkadian →
Sumerian →
locatedIn southern Iraq →
majorCrops barley →
dates →
wheat →
partOf Fertile Crescent →
Mesopotamia →
soilType alluvial deposits →
threatenedBy salinization →
upstream dam construction →
water scarcity →
timeDepthOfOccupation since at least the 4th millennium BCE →
usedFor crop cultivation →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

southern Iraq → contains → Iraqi alluvial plain →
subject surface form: Southern Iraq
this entity surface form: Thi Qar Marshes
southern Iraq → contains → Iraqi alluvial plain →
subject surface form: Southern Iraq
this entity surface form: Iraqi Marshlands
Tigris–Euphrates river system → hasPart → Iraqi alluvial plain →
this entity surface form: Tigris floodplain
Tigris–Euphrates river system → hasPart → Iraqi alluvial plain →
this entity surface form: Euphrates floodplain
Uruk → locatedIn → Iraqi alluvial plain →
this entity surface form: southern Mesopotamia
Euphrates → passesThrough → Iraqi alluvial plain →
Code of Ur-Nammu → placeOfOrigin → Iraqi alluvial plain →
this entity surface form: southern Mesopotamia