词条 | Wadi Hauran |
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Often the term "Wadi Hauran" is used to refer to the larger geographic area including the wadi itself and its surrounding hills, in addition to small wadis branching from it. Bounded by steep banks and at a depth varying between {{convert|150|and|200|m}} the valley is the deepest in Iraq. Although it is usually dry there are oases located in the eastern part of the valley, and in rainy seasons can become a watercourse. GeographyThe landscape in this part of the Iraq desert is undulating and barren. The wadi flows from near the Jordanian border and traverses east through the Iraq desert till it meets the Euphrates near the town of Alaleya.[3] The wadi collects water from an area encompassing most of Anbar province,[4] and is at an elevation of 83 meters.[5] Basically Wadi Hauran was a river in the past but it dried after the end of the Last glacial period. The wadi offers a good pastures for the Bedouin and their cattle. Flora and faunaWadi Hauran serves as a good breeding ground for many wild animals such as hare, Rüppell's fox, gray wolf and goitered gazelle, while the surrounding cliffs of the wadi constitute a good breeding ground for resident birds and immigrants like the bustard, sandgrouse, saker falcon, and Egyptian vulture. Flora in Wadi Hauran include many desert and semi desert plants such as Artemisia, shrub, Astragalus Achillea, Acacia, and Alhagi.[6] Built environmentThe main settlement in Wadi Hauran is Ar-Rutbah, an Iraqi town and seat of Ar-Rutba District. Its name means 'wet land' in Arabic because it can receive 114.3 mm of rain per year. Its total current population is 22,370 inhabitants, all of them Arabs and Sunnis. People earn their living by agriculture and small business.[7] The wadi has three dams constructed in the wadi to collect rainwater for grazing sheep and camels during the summer. They are the Hussayniyah dam built in the 1990s,[6] the Rutba dam,[8] and the Hauran barrage. HistoryThe wadi was mentioned by Yaqut al-Hamawi[9] and possibly Al Tabari[10] and was traditionally the territory of the al-Qayn tribes. In the 19th century many Druze fleeing persecution entered the western part of the catchment, and in the 1870s the wadi was captured by Jabal Shammar.[11] On 27 March 1917 British forces captured 2,000 Turkish troops at the wadi.[12] Recent insurgencySince 2003, Wadi Hauran has been an insurgent stronghold and among more dangerous areas in Iraq due to its location in the midst of the desert, away from any paved roads. Many clashes have taken place in the Wadi. The most serious attack to date occurred on 20 December 2013, resulted in the killing of 24 combatants, including the Commander of the 7th Division, Brigadier Mohamed al-Karawi, his assistant Brigadier Noman Mohamed, the Commander of Anbar Intelligence Body, eight army officers and 13 soldiers.[13] Then in 2007 the bridge over the wadi was destroyed by a improvised explosive device.[14] On 22 June 2014, the town of Ar-Rutbah was attacked by ISIL militants, who came from Wadi Hauran by 50 armed vehicles, and occupied the town after sporadic clashes with Iraqi Security Forces.[15] Despite Iraqi Prime Minister announcing the defeat of ISIL in December 2017, the group retains natural hideouts in its gorges.[16] External links
References1. ^Hawran Wadi at getamap.net. {{coord|33|58|52|N|42|33|23|E|region:IQ-AN_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=title}}{{portal bar|Iraq}}2. ^Wadi Hawran at allaboutcountries.com. 3. ^Satelyte view. 4. ^map at mapcarta.com. 5. ^satelliteview of WadiHawran. 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.natureiraq.org/uploads/9/2/7/0/9270858/wadi_horan-al_hussayniyah-an4.pdf |title=Wadi Horan - Al Hussayniyah - Nature Iraq survey, summer 2009 and 2010 |publisher=Nature Iraq |accessdate = 2017-02-08}} 7. ^{{Cite web|title = GeoNames.org|url = http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_33.037_40.286.html|website = www.geonames.org|accessdate = 2015-07-14}} 8. ^{{cite book|title=Near East/South Asia Report, Issue 2738|date=1983|publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service|page=87|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FSe6AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Rutbah+dam%22}} 9. ^Fred M. Donner, The Early Islamic Conquests(Princeton University Press, 2014) [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=l5__AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA312&lpg=PA312&dq=Wadi+Hawran&source=bl&ots=0YQNl5b0wt&sig=WpY2VKb48JkEd1AZC3uL2doiQdA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCWoVChMIteLg6Y7TxwIVjBaUCh3G7Qeh#v=onepage&q=Wadi%20Hawran&f=false page 312]. 10. ^History of al-Tabari Vol. 11, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xbwtJ2mJ5zsC&pg=PA259&lpg=PA259&dq=Wadi+Hawran&source=bl&ots=Uc4j-ihTbW&sig=0KWb0IndJ26NAE3_A8efmEnDv7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAjgKahUKEwiPg-iOlNPHAhWIJZQKHRJxC5U#v=onepage&q=Wadi%20Hawran&f=false page 63]. 11. ^Alexei Vassiliev, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=lEIhBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT470&lpg=PT470&dq=Wadi+Hawran&source=bl&ots=KPwTnGdxTd&sig=p_tYHF5bE7PJ9scNAFnfLK7gf2U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBDgKahUKEwiPg-iOlNPHAhWIJZQKHRJxC5U#v=onepage&q=Wadi%20Hawran&f=false The History of Saudi Arabia] (Saqi, 2013). 12. ^David Burg, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=dwhzE57Q0eUC&pg=PT133&lpg=PT133&dq=Wadi+Hawran&source=bl&ots=eapcNpWBfg&sig=hDhk22rbrb-526QgPYAqvGxW7Oo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBTgKahUKEwiPg-iOlNPHAhWIJZQKHRJxC5U#v=onepage&q=Wadi%20Hawran&f=false Almanac of World War I] (University Press of Kentucky, 2010). 13. ^{{Cite web|title = 24 Iraqi military officers killed in Karawi bombing - Iraqi News|url = http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/death-toll-of-karawi-bombing-reach-death-of-military-officers/|accessdate = 2015-07-14|first = Hawar|last = Berwani}} 14. ^www.2ndmardiv.marines.mil/News. 15. ^{{Cite news|title = Militants Take Major Border Post; Kerry Hints U.S. Is Open to a New Premier|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/world/middleeast/iraq.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2014-06-22|access-date = 2015-07-14|issn = 0362-4331|first = Alissa J.|last = Rubin}} 16. ^{{cite book|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20171209-iraqi-pm-abadi-announces-end-war-islamic-state-liberated|title=Iraqi PM announces 'end of war' against Islamic State group|publisher=France24}} 2 : Al Anbar Governorate|Wadis of Iraq |
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