HydroLAKES lake · #15170
Hūr ol ‘Az̧īm
Natural lakeIraqAsia 3 m
Surface area
35,57km²
Avg depth
1m
Volume
35,57km³
Shoreline
57,2km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Al KahlaMaysan · Iraq35.54 km²100.0% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh)
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
35.54 km² overlap
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
16.59 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
35,57km²
Avg depth
1,0m
Volume
35,570km³
Watershed
2 279km²
Shoreline
57,2km
Shore dev. idx
2,71
Residence time
127days
Elevation
3m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.