Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh)

903064 SITE ID

1377.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Iraq

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

Birdlife Important Bird and Biodiversity Area Monitoring (Birdlife IBA) 2013

Affiliations

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

citation

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