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Iraq - Basra - A Marsh Arab family return home in their boat
A Marsh Arab family return home in their boat near Basra. The marshes had been largely drained by the Saddam regime in order to bring their unruly and very traditional population to heel. The draining has decimated a way of life unchained since the dawn of civilisation
Author: Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.5 Mpixels (50 MB uncompressed) - 5162x3385 pixels (17.2x11.2 in / 43.7x28.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Arab, basra, boat, Iraq, marsh arab, marshes, Middle East, punt, river, Saddam, Saddam Hussein, traditional
Published in: Iraq - The Desert and the King
