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State |
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Town |
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| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Royal Palace |
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 The palace is 55m square and was completed around 2050 BCE. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Royal Palace |
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Rooms in the palace. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Royal Palace |
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The ziggurat from the palace. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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There are many structures on the site of the city which covers an area of 1200m by 800m. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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The residential part of the site. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Reconstructed group of houses. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Well. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Ur is the traditional birthplace of Abraham who is mentioned in both the Bible and the Quran. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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In the Bible the city is referred to as Ur of the Chaldees. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Rooms around a courtyard. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Individual houses and rooms. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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The arch developed in Mesopotamia and the Levant. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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View into a large courtyard. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Courtyard. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Cooking fire pit. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Pitted stone for the door hinge. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Multiple arches. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Unexcavated houses. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Ur |
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Residential Area |
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Sunset over Ur. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Chibayish is a small town at the centre of the Mesopotamian Marshes. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Roadside mosque. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Local transport. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Two women. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Roadside shrine. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Two children. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community house nestled among the houses. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Woman carrying wood. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Riverside mosque. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Mosque. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Scene by the river. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Family on a boat. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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A community house for meetings of the so-called "Marsh Arabs". |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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View of the side walls. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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The house is on solid ground and made from reeds. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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The interior is carpeted. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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The side walls. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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Coffee table with pots. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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Rear entrance. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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The rear entrance from the outside. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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The reed structure. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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Three boys. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
Chibayish |
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Community House |
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The building faces the Euphrates River. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The Mesopotamian Marshes are the largest wetlands in the Middle East. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Local motorboat. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The Mashoof is a traditional boat moved with a pole and used in the marshes. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Many of the people living in the marshes are fisherman. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The marshes have waterways set among the reeds. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The marshes have much bird life. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Water buffalo. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Grazing water buffalo. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The marshes were drained under Saddam Hussein. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The area is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The marshes with a covering of green plants. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Two girls on a sand bank. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Reed house behind a reed fence on one of the many islands. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Mashoof. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Wide waterway. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Reeds drying. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The area is important for its flora and fauna. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The area is a maze of waterways. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Carrying reeds. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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One of the small settlements in the region. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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The marshes are home to many species of bitds. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Water traffic. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Empty mashoof. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Fishing with nets. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Reed houses. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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People live on artificial islands and houses made from reeds. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Reed fence. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Four in a boat. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Reed settlement. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Flat island. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Mud house. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Damaged fence. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Small village. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Small settlement. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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House made from the local reeds on a small island. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Animal shelter. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Animal shelter made from wood and reed. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Mud and reed houses. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Boatman, Abu Haider. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Kitchen area. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Mud house. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Bird life. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Newly built clay oven. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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View from an island. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Cooking mazgouf, grilled fish. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Tea and grilled fish being prepared. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Mazgouf ready to eat. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Child at the house entrance. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Boatman and passenger. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Fences. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Small settlement. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Isolated house. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Long fence. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Waterways. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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House and geese. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Family clay oven. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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House. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Mesopotamian Marshes |
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Two houses close together. |
2022 |
