Central Marshes
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014
2 205 km²
District · IRQ
Suq ash Shuyukh
Iraq
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
13
Observations
14
Area
1 726,4km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 4 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Suq ash Shuyukh : 4 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 2 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
2
Connectance
0.333
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
13 distinct species · 14 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
120mm
Warmest m°
46,0°C
Coldest m°
6,5°C
Elevation: 5 m on average (min 1 m, max 30 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
120mm
Warmest month
46,0°C
Coldest month
6,5°C
Mean alt.
5m
Min
1m
Max
30m
Std. dev.
5m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
26,2%
Silt
39,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
26,7%
Silt
39,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
26,1%
Silt
39,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
38,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.4%
Crops19.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil40.0%
Other (grassland, water…)38.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 13 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
293,3km
Lake surface here
23,83km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
457 619km²
Discharge in basins
1 782,9m³/s
Mean precip.
96mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,95
Mean runoff
23mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
11m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area977,6 km²overlap752.60 km²44%
- Bassin de شط المالحsub-area2 313,2 km²overlap497.36 km²29%
- Bassin de شط المالحsub-area1 675,9 km²overlap217.58 km²13%
- Bassin de شط ال ابراهيمsub-area431,6 km²overlap103.60 km²6%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area467,1 km²overlap77.48 km²4%
- Bassin de المصب العامsub-area50,1 km²overlap49.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Shatt Al Gharratsub-area790 km²overlap15.52 km²1%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area339,9 km²overlap6.57 km²0%
- Bassin de شعيب خنگةsub-area470,1 km²overlap4.46 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Lake #15273area44,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #75783area2,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1377163area0,8 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1377276area0,8 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1377457area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1377237area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1377755area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1377107area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1377340area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- شط المالحord 4len here80.85 km47%total171 km
- الفراتord 8len here36.51 km1%total3005 km
- المصب العامord 8len here31.83 km6%total496 km
- نهر الفراتord 8len here20.22 km57%total35 km
- نهر ام الحلانord 8len here18.14 km100%total18 km
- قناة تل اللحم الإروائيةord 2len here15.32 km70%total22 km
- نهر عبادهord 1len here15.18 km100%total15 km
- Shatt Al Gharratord 3len here12.99 km38%total35 km
- نهر ابيزيلord 6len here9.81 km100%total10 km
- نهر الدكبةord 2len here7.86 km100%total8 km
- نهر السفحةord 8len here7.43 km100%total7 km
- نهر رفيعord 1len here6.75 km100%total7 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- قناة البدعةord 4len here6.60 km4%total164 km
- كرمة النواشيord 1len here6.19 km100%total6 km
- نهر الحرمةord 2len here5.74 km90%total6 km
- شط المجاري القديمةord 2len here4.64 km100%total5 km
- نهر الجريفيةord 1len here2.69 km100%total3 km
- نهر أبو خومالord 6len here2.41 km100%total2 km
- نهر سعيدة العلياord 6len here2.09 km24%total9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
4,2nW
Built-up
47,2%
Pesticides
24,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2016
2 114 km²
Hammar Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014
1 788 km²
Central Marshes
IUCN IINational Park · 2013
1 396 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN