Landmark
The Mesopotamian Marshes
The Garden of Eden
A labyrinth of reeds and shimmering waterways where the Tigris and Euphrates meet - the legendary Garden of Eden. Home of the Marsh Arabs and the Ma'dan, who still build their mudhif reed houses and pole their mashoof canoes as their ancestors did five thousand years ago. UNESCO World Heritage since 2016.
RegionDhi Qar & Basra, Southern Iraq
PeopleThe Ma'dan - Marsh Arabs
HomeMudhif reed houses
UNESCOWorld Heritage since 2016