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Ahwar of Southern Iraq

Mixed World Heritage property in Iraq, inscribed in 2016 under criteria (iii), (v), (ix), (x).

Ahwar of Southern Iraq, Iraq
Photo: M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iraq
Year of inscription
2016
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiivixx
Area of property
2,115 km²
What it is
cultural landscape
Component parts
8 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1481 · Wikidata Q25933006

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Susa, Iran90 kmSusaIran · 2015CulturalChogha Zanbil, Iran95 kmChogha ZanbilIran · 1979CulturalShushtar Historical Hydraulic System, Iran125 kmShushtar Historical Hydraulic SystemIran · 2009Cultural230 kmPrehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad ValleyIran · 2025CulturalBehistun, Iran315 kmBehistunIran · 2006CulturalBabylon, Iraq323 kmBabylonIraq · 2019Cultural
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