day—are Arabian inhabitants of the Mesopotamian marshlands in the modern-day south Iraq, as well as in the Hawizeh Marshes straddling the Iraq-Iran border... 30 KB (3,733 words) - 09:27, 7 May 2024 |
Mesopotamia (redirect from Mesopotamian) of Akkad around 2350 BC, characterized the subsequent 2,000 years of Mesopotamian history, marked by the succession of kingdoms and empires such as the... 83 KB (9,659 words) - 15:43, 1 May 2024 |
Wildlife of Iraq (section Mesopotamian marshes) The marshes are home to 40 species of birds and several species of fish, plus they demarcate a range limit for a number of bird species. The marshes were... 15 KB (1,629 words) - 23:53, 15 January 2024 |
got rid of, affecting the health of millions. The Mesopotamian Marshes, also known as the Iraqi Marshes, saw a considerable decrease during the 1980-1988... 57 KB (6,539 words) - 19:47, 1 March 2024 |
Urban dialects Rural dialects Marshland dialects of the Marsh Arabs of the Mesopotamian Marshes Baghdadi Arabic is Iraq's de facto national vernacular... 2 KB (707 words) - 15:54, 24 February 2024 |
Setting pole (section Mesopotamian Marshes) Setting poles are also used widely on the Mesopotamian Marshes to propel the mashoof canoes used by the Marsh Arabs. These poles are called marda (مُرْدِيّ... 9 KB (1,251 words) - 06:09, 24 December 2023 |
and four wetland areas of the Mesopotamian Marshes: Huwaizah Marshes Central Marshes East Hammar Marshes West Hammar Marshes Uruk Archaeological City Ur... 1 KB (73 words) - 23:41, 23 April 2023 |
infantrymen crossed the Hawizeh Marshes using speedboats in an amphibious assault. This took the Iraqis by surprise, since the marshes were considered impenetrable... 14 KB (1,589 words) - 20:45, 5 May 2024 |
one side of the ziggurat or by a spiral ramp from base to summit. The Mesopotamian ziggurats were not places for public worship or ceremonies. They were... 16 KB (1,796 words) - 19:03, 22 April 2024 |
The Mesopotamian Marshes were drained in Iraq and to a smaller degree in Iran between the 1950s and 1990s to clear large areas of the marshes in the... 48 KB (20,539 words) - 13:09, 6 May 2024 |
also had a detrimental effect on the ecologically already fragile Mesopotamian Marshes and on freshwater fish habitats in Iraq. The inundation of large... 66 KB (7,231 words) - 02:22, 21 April 2024 |
Architecture of Mesopotamia (redirect from Mesopotamian Art and Architecture) first permanent structures were built) to the 6th century BC. Among the Mesopotamian architectural accomplishments are the development of urban planning,... 39 KB (5,069 words) - 06:54, 26 April 2024 |
Mesopotamian religion was the original religious beliefs and practices of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer, Akkad, Assyria... 46 KB (6,080 words) - 23:25, 26 April 2024 |
away from the marshes in retribution for a failed Shia uprising in 1991. Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes directly affected the Marsh Arabs, forcing... 3 KB (251 words) - 09:38, 7 May 2024 |
Sabians (section Lower Mesopotamian Sabians) also various religious groups living in the Mesopotamian Marshes who were called the 'Sabians of the Marshes' (Arabic: Ṣābiʾat al-baṭāʾiḥ). Though this... 44 KB (5,026 words) - 15:57, 7 May 2024 |
Middle East steppe, Mesopotamian Marshes, Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests, Arabian Desert, Mesopotamian shrub desert, and... 215 KB (21,927 words) - 15:30, 7 May 2024 |
of the Mesopotamian Marshes occurred in Iraq and to a smaller degree in Iran between the 1950s and 1990s to clear large areas of the marshes in the Tigris-Euphrates... 7 KB (925 words) - 03:33, 3 April 2024 |
Art of Mesopotamia (redirect from Mesopotamian art and architecture) numbers, many with complex and detailed scenes despite their small size. Mesopotamian art survives in a number of forms: cylinder seals, relatively small figures... 82 KB (8,596 words) - 09:58, 16 January 2024 |
Climate change in Iraq (section Mesopotamian Marshes) being the first and second driest recorded years, respectively. The Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq, an ecosystem important to animals and humans alike... 32 KB (3,171 words) - 19:51, 29 April 2024 |
Central Marshes. Further downstream, two other distributary channels branch off (the Al-Musharrah and Al-Kahla), to feed the Hawizeh Marshes. The main... 19 KB (1,595 words) - 12:30, 6 April 2024 |
capital Al-Kut, Al-Hai and Al-Suwaira. The governorate contains the Mesopotamian Marshes of Shuwayja, Al-Attariyah, and Hor Aldelmj. Its name comes from the... 5 KB (349 words) - 16:33, 6 May 2024 |
Swamp (section Differences between marshes and swamps) largest swamp. The Mesopotamian Marshes is a large swamp and river system in southern Iraq, traditionally inhabited in part by the Marsh Arabs. In Asia,... 24 KB (2,657 words) - 20:46, 4 May 2024 |