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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:wetlands
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Mesopotamian_Marshes
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gptkbp:area
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up to 20,000 square kilometers (historically)
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gptkbp:climate
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arid
hot summers
mild winters
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:Hawizeh_Marshes
gptkb:Central_Marshes
gptkb:Hammar_Marshes
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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reed houses
traditional fishing
water buffalo herding
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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permanent marsh
seasonal marsh
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:Basra_reed_warbler
gptkb:Euphrates_softshell_turtle
gptkb:Iraq_babbler
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gptkbp:flora
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gptkb:newspaper
common reed
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gptkbp:formedBy
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gptkb:Tigris_River
gptkb:Euphrates_River
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gptkbp:governorate
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gptkb:Basra
gptkb:Maysan
gptkb:Dhi_Qar
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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center of Sumerian civilization
possible site of the biblical Garden of Eden
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gptkbp:homeTo
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gptkb:Marsh_Arabs
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Iraqi Marshes
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gptkbp:importantFor
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biodiversity
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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gptkb:Ferruginous_duck
gptkb:Pygmy_cormorant
gptkb:African_darter
gptkb:Sacred_ibis
gptkb:Marbled_teal
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:fish
marina
shabout
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gptkbp:RamsarSite
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yes
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:BirdLife_International
gptkb:UNESCO
gptkb:World_Monuments_Fund
Ramsar Convention
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gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
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post-2003 re-flooding
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gptkbp:threats
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climate change
dams
drainage
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2016
1481
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Euphrates_River
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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