2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Iraq
Information extracted from the July 2018 WDPA release
This list was compiled from data based on the July 2018 version of the WDPA. In addition to protected areas with spatial data in the WDPA, the 2018 version of the UN List includes sites for which no spatial data is available but which have been provided by the relevant country. Management effectiveness information is extracted from GD-PAME. Both databases are updated and released via www.protectedplanet.net on a monthly basis. The depiction and use of boundaries and related data shown on maps are not guaranteed to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
| Designation Type/ Designation in English / Name of Protected Areas | Status | Year of designation | Area (km2) | IUCN category | PAME methodology | Year of PAME assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||||
| Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | ||||||
| Central Marshes | Designated | 2014 | 2197.00 | Not Reported | Not Reported | 0 |
| Hammar Marsh | Designated | 2014 | 1800.00 | Not Reported | Not Reported | 0 |
| Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh) | Designated | 2007 | 1377.00 | Not Reported | Birdlife IBA | 2013 |
| Sawa Lake | Designated | 2014 | 200.58 | Not Reported | Not Reported | 0 |
| World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | ||||||
| The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities | Inscribed | 2016 | 2115.44 | Not Applicable | Not Reported | 0 |
| National | ||||||
| National Park | ||||||
| Central Marshes | Designated | 2013 | 1416.15 | II | Not Reported | 0 |
| Sakran Mountain | Proposed | 2014 | 326.34 | II | Not Reported | 0 |
| Nature Reserve | ||||||
| Al-Qosh | Proposed | 2014 | 10.86 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Badra and Zurbatiyah | Proposed | 2014 | 669.97 | Not Reported | Not Reported | 0 |
| Barzan Area and Gali Balnda | Designated | 2003 | 47.07 | IV | Not Reported | 0 |
| Dalmaj Marsh | Proposed | 2014 | 1000.00 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| East Hammar | Proposed | 2014 | 829.68 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Haditha Wetland and Baghdadi | Proposed | 2014 | 482.74 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Khor Al-Zubair Marshes | Proposed | 2014 | 318.54 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Mosul Lake | Proposed | 2014 | 481.28 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Peramagroon Mountain | Proposed | 2014 | 167.37 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Qara Dagh | Proposed | 2014 | 253.45 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Razzaza Lake | Proposed | 2014 | 1562.34 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Suwaibaat (or Sleibaat) | Proposed | 2014 | 847.53 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Teeb Oasis & Zubaidaat | Proposed | 2014 | 285.78 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Tharthar Lake & Dhebaeji Field | Proposed | 2014 | 3405.73 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| Wadi Al-W'eir & Sh'eeb Abu-Talha | Proposed | 2014 | 1427.55 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |
| West Hammar | Proposed | 2014 | 1363.26 | Not Assigned | Not Reported | 0 |