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Marsh Arabs Dream of Restoring Eden in Disappearing Iraq Wetlands
In southern Iraq signs of paradise lost emerge as Saddam Hussein drained the marshes, destroying a 5,000-year-old Sumerian culture. By 1999 only the Hawizeh marsh remained, 100,000 residents were displaced, and tens of thousands sought refuge or rebuilt reed homes while a UN warning urged urgent water restoration.
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Qurnah
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Salih Karim Judran
Judran
Iran-Iraq
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Karim Judran
Iran
Eden
Hawizeh
Tigris
Euphrates
Abraham
B.C
Abbas Jabban