لماذا سيختفي نهري دجلة والفرات Iraq

Today we’re in Nasiriya. Tigris and Euphrates are dying, they’re drying out. The country of the 2 rivers (Mesopotamia). Al-Ahwar (Marshes), unlike any other place in the world. It’s neither Venice nor Amsterdam This is whole different world. Around 20 thousand square kilometers of water bodies. The biggest in the world, it’s situated in southern Iraq. We’re now in central Al-Ahwar, one of the biggest water bodies In the middle east, and the oldest civilization on water. It represents an ecosystem and lifestyle for Hundreds of thousands of people, and countless birds Fish and animals. The Tigris and Euphrates can disappear! If we didn’t do something, and quickly. To know more about Al-Ahwar Let’s take look at the water condition in Iraq We live difficult life, heat, and tiredness. Iraq marshes. The same Host you’re sitting in now, Sumerians sat on it 7 thousand years ago. And Marshes residents are still Using the same tools and the same ways of building Reed houses, which the natives are still living in. So, now you are watching 7 thousand years ago civilization In 2022. And this is Mashoof, it is used as means of transportation on water. And Buffalos, milk, Geymer and fish. In addition to the Iraqi people who love this place And are rooted here for thousands of years. Rain represents 30% of Iraq’s water resources. While river water, which stretches from Turkey and Iran, represent 70% According to the General Authority of Dams in Iraq. In these Marshes we face problems, namely droughts And the decrease of water levels, global warming and climate change. Marshes are weak area, so, climate change affects it directly. The Euphrates stems from Turkey, and goes through Syrian lands. Then flows south to reach Iraq right away. From northern Iraq to the south. Going through Iraq’s Most important cities. Many canals branch from it And it spreads across surrounding areas as bodies of water In addition to the Tigris branches, to create through time Iraq’s Marshes. Al-Ahwar was created from an overflow of Tigris and Euphrates. We’re in between these 2 rivers. Euphrates from here, and Tigris from there. And this is the Tigris, which stems from Turkey. And crosses Iraq’s lands going through Mosul. And continues its journey south passing by Baghdad. Meeting Euphrates, it’s twin, near Basra. Together, they create Shatt Al-Arab. New Caption The confluence of the 2 rivers, Tigris and Euphrates. Shatt Al-Arab and the Persian Gulf. This is where Tigris and Euphrates confluence. You’ll see tripartite from above. They confluence here and flow to one which is Shatt Al-Arab. If they’re gone, there’s no Mesopotamia anymore. desert county. But today, the water system in Iraq is in danger. And Marshes are part of it. The amount of water flowing In the 2 rivers is decreasing, abnormal. That’s because of the rain drought in recent years. And building dams by the 2 rivers. You can see that in summer, Marshes are subject to drought. And it is directly caused by some countries like turkey and Iran Who control the rivers’ stems. Those dams directly affected Tigris and Euphrates. At any time now, because of the Turkish dams. Turkey built more than 600 dams by the Tigris and Euphrates When Iraq was in state of war and trouble in the past few years. The biggest one is this one, Ataturk Dam on the Euphrates. And Ilısu Dam on the Tigris, and it’s one of the biggest dams In the world. And also, Iran redirecting Karun River, which flows in Shatt Al-Arab, Back to its own lands. And Iran built dozens of dams on the Tigris, which caused The horrifying decrease of waterflow in the two rivers. Tigris and Euphrates are in their last days. When Turkey and Iran took control of the river stems It’s the end of the Marshes. And you can see it now, the residents of the Marshes By the summer, the Marshes will become desert Check out these houses guys, people are leaving. Because there will be drought. could disappear in 10 or 20 years. You can’t know when that’s going to happen. These Marshes are getting dry, because they depend on Euphrates. Tigris and Euphrates are dying, getting dry. The sources of income of Marshes’ residents Most people here are fishermen. That you can see coming in canoes Others work with animals, the buffalos Which give us milk, cheese and Geymer. They were huge numbers, but because of the drought And moving from these areas, it decreased. People in the Marshes live on top of water On these bodies of water. There are buffalos there And birds everywhere. Canoes everywhere Going back and forth. It’s water passage. They live and fish for Masgof fish here. And spread it across all Iraq. Geymer, eggs, jam, cheese, olives… Now we’ll try Geymer. Marshes’ Geymer. It’s the original one here, from buffalos in this area. They distribute it to all Iraq, it’s like cream - special cream. - natural cream. An authentic cream, from buffalos. Wow! Geymer with honey, the last episode. This fish comes from here, and is distributed to all Iraq. It actually feels like the national dish. In the name of Allah, it’s taste is very special. They don’t eat it with rice and potatoes. You’re eating Marshes fish. The solution is in international agreements. The government has to make international agreements So that the Tigris and Euphrates stay alive. The lower waterflow is, the lower agriculture gets And it also stops electricity generators, that’s why There’s lot of electricity shortage in Basra. And this hinders drinking water to reach people. And also, contributes to the pollution and salinity of water. And causes disorder in the ecosystem. This is in the middle of the Tigris, where’s the water?! If this continues, experts are expecting unprecedented human disasters And maybe, the drought of both rivers by 2040. Imagine Mesopotamia without Tigris and Euphrates. And finally, Iraq has only one solution And it’s unified political stance Waiting for year in which people will have abundant rain and in which they will press (wine and oil)." This was Al-Ahwar (Marshes) video. There’re still more videos. We want to thank Nord VPN For sponsoring this video Since travel lot, with one button, anywhere You can connect from 60 countries While you’re here you can connect from USA And open their websites, in any country, and protect your personal information. 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