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A man fishes with a line
A man fishes with a line at the exact confluence between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as Al Querna, near Basra. This confluence and the incredible fertility of the land has enabled archaeologists to pin point this area as the starting point for modern civilisation indeed Iraq is known as "The land between two rivers".
Author: Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.6 Mpixels (50.2 MB uncompressed) - 5159x3404 pixels (17.2x11.3 in / 43.7x28.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Al Querna, Al Qurnah, Arab, basra, cast, confluence, Euphrates, fish, fishing, Iraq, line, Middle East, river, Saddam, Saddam Hussein, throw, Tigris, water
Published in: Iraq - The Desert and the King