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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flowing from southern Turkey through Syria and Iraq, met at the Shatt al-Arab River near Basra, creating vast marshlands in Iraq and Iran. Seasonal flooding ...
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Al-Fatha Bridge Reconstruction
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has officially inaugurated the reconstructed Al-Fatha Bridge over the ...
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Iraq Sabean Mandaeans
Followers of the Sabean Mandaeans, a pre-Christian sect that follows the teachings of John the Baptist, pray near the bank of ...
Al Bawaba News6y
The Decimation of the Fertile Crescent’s Marshlands is Destabilizing Iraq
Mesopotamia, the ancient cradle of civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the primary region for agricultural production in Iraq, is drying up and withering away. It is slowly dying.
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95% fish, 30% buffalos in Iraq’s marshes are lost: NGO
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are key water sources for Iraq. About 75 percent of Iraq’s water comes from neighboring Iran and Turkey, and 20 to 25 percent is from internal sources.
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In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
The irrigation of Harran is considered one of the project’s successes, but people in Syria and Iraq complain that Turkey’s dams threaten water flows from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers ...
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Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Michael Palin embarks on a 1609km odyssey, following the course of the great Tigris river. He experiences what life is like for the 40 million people who live in Iraq, explores its ancient history ...