Travel > PMR530-06
© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR530-06 |
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Upload Date: | 2013-04-30 15:28:00 | |||
Photo Size: | 2.7mb 3520x3520 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Iraq, Fortress/palace of Al-Ukhaidar: standing alone in the western desert,48 kilometres south-west of kerbela, little is known of the builders, although thought to date from the early 8th century AD. However it stands on an important desert trade route. The entire building has recently been extensively renovated.View of the fortress/palace from the road. |
Keywords: | architecture, fortifications, defence, Muslim, Islam, natural heritage, Mesopotamia, picturesque, archeology, archeological |