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Iraq

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Iraq's honey map is sharply divided by ecology and recent history. In the north, scientific characterization of honeys from Dohuk and Erbil supports a Kurdish mountain-honey research landscape, while in Sinuni a family apiary illustrates beekeeping's role in post-ISIL livelihood recovery. Far south, Basra's Shatt al-Arab honey system is being damaged by water salinity, extreme heat and vegetation loss. Regional Bee history also connects Iraq with the broader Apis mellifera meda range, but present-day managed populations need current Iraqi genetics before being generalized nationally.

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