Caption

Basra, Iraq. October 31st 2018 Cracked earth of dry river bed at Charax archaeological site near Basra in Iraq

Date

Oct 30, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/john wreford

Reference

BRK26F52_500

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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34.5Mb (11.5Mb) / 9.4in x 14.2in / 2832 x 4256 (300dpi)

Keywords

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