Are ancient Sumerians present Iraqis?

Most definitely. Modern day Iraqis are a mix of Ubaidian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Gutian, Amorite, Akkadian, Israelite, Jewish, Greek, Persian, Median, Arab, Roman, Armenian, Assyrian, Elamite etc. people. read more

Furthermore, a prevalent Middle Eastern ancestry of the modern population of the marshes of southern Iraq implies that if the Marsh Arabs are descendants of the ancient Sumerians, also the Sumerians were most likely autochthonous and not of Indian or South Asian ancestry. read more

For millennia, the southern part of the Mesopotamia has been a wetland region generated by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers before flowing into the Gulf. This area has been occupied by human communities since ancient times and the present-day inhabitants, the Marsh Arabs, are considered the population with the strongest link to ancient Sumerians. read more