In an instant, dark clouds engulfed the sky, obscuring the scorching sun in Al-Hizamat, a small village near Afak district in Iraq's Diwaniyah Governorate. Rain was imminent. Almost. A few minutes ...

At their peak, the marshlands were the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle East, covering most of southern Iraq. The reed stalks protruding from the waters provided ample material for the ...

Sometimes, buffalo shepherds are forced to migrate five times a year within their own wetlands,” Jassim al-Asadi, the head of Nature Iraq, said at Erbil Forum 2025. Some buffalo farmers are ...

The Ahwar is made up of seven components: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq. The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site form ...