![UNESCO Saves Iraq’s Marshlands by Naming them World Heritage Site](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/marsh.jpg)
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An Iraqi man gets off a boat on July 14, 2016 in the Ahwar area in the southern Maysan province — also known as the Iraqi Marshlands — one of the world’s largest inland delta systems. AFP
![UNESCO Saves Iraq’s Marshlands by Naming them World Heritage Site](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/marsh.jpg)
An Iraqi man gets off a boat on July 14, 2016 in the Ahwar area in the southern Maysan province — also known as the Iraqi Marshlands — one of the world’s largest inland delta systems. AFP