Current view: Text account
Site description (1994 baseline):
Site location and context
Two small haurs largely overgrown with reeds
Phragmites, on the plains south-east of Al Hayy. The haurs are fed by the Shatt Al Gharraf.
The two haurs were listed as a wetland of international importance by Carp (1980). The area was not visited by IWRB survey teams during 1968-1979.
Non-bird biodiversity: No information available to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No conservation measures are known to have been taken. There is no information on current threats. No conservation measures are known to have been proposed.
Information compiled by Dr D. A. Scott and D. J. Brooks, reviewed by Dr Khalid Y. Al-Dabbagh and Dr Hanna Y. Siman.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haur Al Hachcham and Haur Maraiba (Iraq). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haur-al-hachcham-and-haur-maraiba-iba-iraq on 23/11/2024.
