A boy walks with his cattle by the marshes of the district of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province, about 120km northwest of Basra in southern Iraq. Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends.
A boy walks with his cattle by the marshes of the district of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province, about 120km northwest of Basra in southern Iraq. Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends. AFPCattle lock horns by the marshes of the district of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province, about 120km northwest of Basra in southern Iraq. Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends. AFPA man taking a picture by the marshes of the district of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province, about 120km northwest of Basra in southern Iraq. Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends. AFPIraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrims march from the southern district of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province towards the holy city of Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen religious festival. AFPChildren walk by the marshes of the district of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province, about 120km northwest of Basra in southern Iraq. Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends. AFP