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    Taking in the Great Ziggurat of Ur [Image 2 of 7]

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    Taking in the Great Ziggurat of Ur

    AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ

    02.09.2009

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Marasky 

    332d Air Expeditionary Wing

    Dhaif Muhsen, Iraq ministry of antiquities curator for the Ur site, explains the history behind the oldest known standing archway in the world, located in the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, Feb.9. The ancient Sumerian city of Ur was located in southern Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur.

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    Date Taken: 02.09.2009
    Date Posted: 02.12.2009 04:52
    Photo ID: 150871
    VIRIN: 090212-F-8946M-002
    Resolution: 1848x2784
    Size: 1.31 MB
    Location: AN NASIRIYAH, IQ

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