Central Marshes
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The Central or Qurna Marshes are a large complex of wetlands in Iraq that, along with the Hawizeh and Hammar marshes, make up the Mesopotamian Marshes of the Tigris–Euphrates river system. Formerly covering an area of around 3000 square kilometres, they were almost completely drained following the 1991 uprisings in Iraq and have in recent years been reflooded.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Iraq |
Part of | Ahwar of Southern Iraq |
Criteria | Mixed: (iii)(v)(ix)(x) |
Reference | 1481-002 |
Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
Area | 62,435 ha (241.06 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 83,958 ha (324.16 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 31°5′7″N 47°3′15″E |
Designated | 7 April 2014 |
Reference no. | 2241[1] |
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