The marshes of Iraq It is a group of water bodies that cover the low lands located in the south of the Iraqi sedimentary plain, and it is in the form of a triangle, on top of which are the cities of Amarah, Nasiriyah, Basra, Dhi Qar and Maysan. The area of lands covered with water expands at the time of the flood in late winter and during the spring, and the days of the Jews shrink. Its area ranges from 35-40 thousand square kilometers.