| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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The palace is 55m square and was completed around 2050 BCE.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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Rooms in the palace.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Royal Palace
|
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The ziggurat from the palace.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : 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 |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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The residential part of the site.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Reconstructed group of houses.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Well.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Ur is the traditional birthplace of Abraham who is mentioned in both the Bible and the Quran.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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In the Bible the city is referred to as Ur of the Chaldees.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Rooms around a courtyard.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Individual houses and rooms.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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The arch developed in Mesopotamia and the Levant.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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View into a large courtyard.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Courtyard.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Cooking fire pit.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Pitted stone for the door hinge.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Multiple arches.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Unexcavated houses.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
City / Town : Ur
Site / Event : Residential Area
|
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Sunset over Ur.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Chibayish is a small town at the centre of the Mesopotamian Marshes.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Roadside mosque.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Local transport.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Two women.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Roadside shrine.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Two children.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Community house nestled among the houses.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Woman carrying wood.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Riverside mosque.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Mosque.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Scene by the river.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
|
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Family on a boat.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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A community house for meetings of the so-called "Marsh Arabs".
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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View of the side walls.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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The house is on solid ground and made from reeds.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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The interior is carpeted.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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The side walls.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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Coffee table with pots.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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Rear entrance.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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The rear entrance from the outside.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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The reed structure.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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Three boys.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
City / Town : Chibayish
Site / Event : Community House
|
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The building faces the Euphrates River.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The Mesopotamian Marshes are the largest wetlands in the Middle East.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Local motorboat.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The Mashoof is a traditional boat moved with a pole and used in the marshes.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Many of the people living in the marshes are fisherman.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The marshes have waterways set among the reeds.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The marshes have much bird life.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Water buffalo.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Grazing water buffalo.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The marshes were drained under Saddam Hussein.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The area is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The marshes with a covering of green plants.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Two girls on a sand bank.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Reed house behind a reed fence on one of the many islands.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Mashoof.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Wide waterway.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Reeds drying.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The area is important for its flora and fauna.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The area is a maze of waterways.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Carrying reeds.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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One of the small settlements in the region.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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The marshes are home to many species of bitds.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Water traffic.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Empty mashoof.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Fishing with nets.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Reed houses.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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People live on artificial islands and houses made from reeds.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Reed fence.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Four in a boat.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Reed settlement.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Flat island.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Mud house.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Damaged fence.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Small village.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Small settlement.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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House made from the local reeds on a small island.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Animal shelter.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Animal shelter made from wood and reed.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Mud and reed houses.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Boatman, Abu Haider.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Kitchen area.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Mud house.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Bird life.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Newly built clay oven.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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View from an island.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Cooking mazgouf, grilled fish.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Tea and grilled fish being prepared.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Mazgouf ready to eat.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Child at the house entrance.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Boatman and passenger.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Fences.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Small settlement.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Isolated house.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Long fence.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Waterways.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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House and geese.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Family clay oven.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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House.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
Region : Mesopotamian Marshes
|
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Two houses close together.
|
2022 |
were added from 1 February 2025.