title: Ahwar of Southern Iraq
text: # Ahwar of Southern Iraq
  
  The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Iraq.
  
  The Ahwar currently consists of seven sites, including three cities of Sumerian origin and four wetland areas of the Mesopotamian Marshes:
  
  * Huwaizah Marshes
  * Central Marshes
  * East Hammar Marshes
  * West Hammar Marshes
  * Uruk Archaeological City
  * Ur Archaeological City
  * Tell Eridu Archaeological Site
  