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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geographical region
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Mesopotamian_Marshes
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gptkbp:area
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between 15,000 and 20,000 square kilometers (historically)
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:Hawizeh_Marshes
gptkb:Central_Marshes
gptkb:Hammar_Marshes
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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center of Marsh Arab culture
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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gptkb:wetlands
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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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site of ancient Sumerian civilization
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Marshes
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gptkbp:importantFor
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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:Iraq
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Basra_reed_warbler
gptkb:Euphrates_softshell_turtle
gptkb:Iraq_babbler
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
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gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
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international organizations
Iraqi government
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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
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Samantha_Jennings
gptkb:Dalemark
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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