The Ahwar[a] of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Southern Iraq.

The Ahwar currently consists of seven sites, including three cities of Sumerian origin and four wetland areas of the Mesopotamian Marshes:

  1. Huwaizah Marshes
  2. Central Marshes
  3. East Hammar Marshes
  4. West Hammar Marshes
  5. Uruk Archaeological City
  6. Ur Archaeological City
  7. Tell Eridu Archaeological Site

Notes

  1. ^ Ahwar is an Arabic word for marshland.

References


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahwar_of_Southern_Iraq
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