Iraq's Biblical Garden of Eden Destroyed By Saddam Hussein, Now World Heritage Site

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Iraq's Biblical Garden of Eden Destroyed By Saddam Hussein, Now World Heritage Site
A site for biodiversity and a 6,000-year-old way of life was damaged, but the area has now been converted into a UNESCO World Heritage spot.

By Staff Writer | Jul 18, 2016 05:32 AM EDT
Al Ahwar
Al Ahwar in Iraq

(Photo : Twitter/Vian Dakhil)

A southeast Iraqi wetland, called Al Ahwar was believed to be the Biblical Garden of Eden. Saddam Hussein's era had almost totally drained out the area, so it has been converted to a UNESCO world heritage site, explained Iraqi authorities Sunday.

UNESCO calls it a "refuge of biodiversity and the relict landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities."

The area is home to the Madan, or Marsh Arabs, whose lifestyles have not changed much in 6,000 years. You can see them living in reed houses and moving about in narrow canoes called mashufs.

http://www.hngn.com/articles/202642/20160718/biblical-garden-eden-destroyed-saddam-hussein-unesco.htm

[rangerrebew]

The United Nitwits screwed up on this one.  By acknowledging the Biblical Garden of Eden, they have admitted that the Jewish religion predates islamic religion by several thousand years.  I'm sure the muzzies will be "offended" and the UN withdraw it as a Heritage Site.