Data Zone
Country/territory: Iraq
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A4i, A4iii (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 164,023 hectares (1,640.23 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | not assessed | very high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
2014 updates.
Hawizeh Marsh became the first Ramsar site in Iraq, designated when Iraq signed the Convention for Protecting Internationally Important Wetlandson 17/02/2008 (known as the Ramsar Convention (Ramsar, 2011). The total area of the designated Ramsar site is 137,700 ha. The estimated 1973 pre-drainage area of Hawizeh Marsh was 243,500 ha, and about 56% of the original area was included in the Ramsar site designation
Acknowledgements
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: Hawizeh (Iraq). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hawizeh-iba-iraq on 23/12/2024.