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This is a list of ecoregions in Iraq. Terrestrial ecoregions. Iraq is in the Palearctic realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome. [1]
Most geographers, including those of the Iraqi government, discuss the country's geography in terms of four main zones or regions: the desert in the west and southwest; the rolling upland between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in Arabic the Dijla and Furat, respectively); the highlands in the north and northeast; and the alluvial plain through which the Tigris and Euphrates flow.
The Middle East steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0812) stretches in an arc from southern Jordan across Syria and Iraq to the western border of Iran. The upper plains of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers dominate most of the ecoregion. The terrain is mostly open shrub steppe.
Pages in category "Ecoregions of Iraq" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Area of Iraq: 438,317 km 2 (169,235 sq mi) – 58th largest country; Atlas of Iraq; ... Ecoregions of Iraq. Ecoregions of Iraq. Administrative divisions of Iraq
A 2017 assessment found that 20,339 km 2, or 5%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas. [2] Protected areas include: [8] Arjan and Parishan Protected Area (IUCN category V, 597.8 km 2) Bamou National Park (IUCN category II, 486.8 km 2) Bakhtegan Wildlife Refuge (IUCN category IV, 2004 km 2) Kolahghazi Wildlife Refuge (IUCN category IV, 41.2 km 2)
This is a list of terrestrial ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF identifies terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecoregions. The terrestrial scheme divides the Earth's land surface into 8 biogeographic realms, containing 867 smaller ecoregions. Each ecoregion is classified into one of 14 major habitat types, or biomes.