Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh)

903064 WDPA ID
1377.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Iraq

Attributes

  • Original Name Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh)
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2007
  • Sublocation IQ-MA
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Management plan is not implented but is available
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)(viii)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2013

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

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

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh) from the World Database on Protected Areas, November 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net