Hammar Marsh

555624175 WDPA ID
1800.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Iraq

Attributes

  • Original Name Hammar Marsh
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2014
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan View Management Plan
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

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Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

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Central Marshes

The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities

East Hammar

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Hammar Marsh from the World Database on Protected Areas, January 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net