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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:wetlands
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Iraqi_Marshes
gptkb:Al-Ahwar
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 20,000 km² (historically)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kuwait
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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gptkb:lake
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:historicalSignificance
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possible site of the biblical Garden of Eden
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mesopotamian Marshes
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gptkbp:importantFor
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gptkb:Marsh_Arab_culture
biodiversity
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gptkbp:inhabitedBy
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gptkb:Marsh_Arabs
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kuwait
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gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
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since 2003
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gptkbp:threats
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climate change
dams
drainage
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gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
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(iii), (v), (ix), (x)
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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since 2016
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Iraqi_Marshes
gptkb:Southern_Iraq
gptkb:present-day_Iraq
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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