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Reviving Iraqi Marshes prepare for ecotourists

China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-23 07:09

CHIBAYISH, Iraq - Thirty years after being drained by Saddam Hussein, Iraq's southern marshland is blossoming once more with the help of a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends.

A one-room home made of elaborately woven palm reeds floats on the river surface. Near it, a soft plume of smoke curls up from a fire pit where carp is being grilled, Iraqi-style.

A few canoes drift by, carrying couples and groups of friends singing to the beat of drums.

Reviving Iraqi Marshes prepare for ecotourists

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