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The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
Avar consists of seven parts: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq. The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the archaeological site of Tell Eridu are part of the remains of Sumerian cities and settlements that developed in southern Mesopotamia between the 4th and 3rd millennium BC in the marshy deltas of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Avar in southern Iraq (also known as the Iraqi Marshes) is one of the largest inland delta systems in the world, located in an extremely hot and arid environment.
Arslantepe Mound
The Arslantepe Mound is a 30-meter-high archaeological site located in the Malatya Plain, 12 kilometers southwest of the Euphrates River. Archaeological evidence at the site indicates that it was inhabited from at least the 6th millennium BC to the late Roman period. The earliest strata of the Early Uruk period are characterized by adobe houses from the first half of the 4th millennium BC. The most prominent and prosperous period of the site was the Late Chalcolithic period, during which the so-called palace complex was built. Extensive evidence also confirms the presence of the Early Bronze Age, the most prominent of which is the Royal Tomb Complex. Archaeological strata then extend to the Old Assyrian and Hittite periods, including the Neo-Hittite period. The site demonstrates the processes that led to the emergence of state societies and complex bureaucratic systems that predate writing in the Near East. Many exceptional metal objects and weapons have been unearthed at the site, including the earliest swords known to date in the world, indicating that organized forms of combat began to become the prerogative of the elite, who displayed these swords as instruments of their new political power.
Golden Mountains of Altai
The Altai Mountains in southern Siberia are the main mountain range of the Western Siberian biogeographic region and the source of the region's largest rivers, the Ob and Irtysh. The region is divided into three separate areas: the buffer zone around the Altai Mountains and Lake Teletskoye; the buffer zone around the Katun Mountains and Mount Belukha; and the Ukok Quiet Zone on the Ukok Plateau. The total area is 1,611,457 hectares. The region represents the most complete sequence of high-altitude vegetation zones in central Siberia, including steppe, forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation, and alpine vegetation. The area is also an important habitat for endangered animal species such as the snow leopard.