Garden of Eden Location Named World Heritage Site

Veronica Neffinger : Jul 22, 2016
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The city of Ur is believed by some to be the Biblical Ur of the Chaldees, the city that was the birthplace of Abraham and his brother, Haran.

(Iraq) — [Christian Headlines] An area in southern Iraq which many believe is the location of the Biblical Garden of Eden has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to ChristianToday.com. (Photo Credit: Christian Headlines)

Today, the area is known as the Ahwar of Southern Iraq. Much of the area consists of marshland and has been described by UNESCO as "unique, as one of the world's largest inland delta systems, in an extremely hot and arid environment." 

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