Iraq - Land Between The Rivers

<div style="text-align: justify;">Iraq has a long and storied past, with its own unique way of life. The country situated between two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run through the center of Iraq, flowing from northwest to southeast. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the steppe and desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.</div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek toponym Mesopotamia (Land between the rivers). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out these pictures taken many years ago of Iraqi architecture, ships and people going about their days.</div><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WSQP2Bo5nqHdc0d22BlO2nZ9JYecHQb9UJNxKslZj0DBPVXzJQE4PoO6Z5JAoLK22tQku0rRM8DbmfPju6KJHLjaAl_oMrRSMKHYrvA2B6kQ_FTIL5UNc2c1rgf70b9OrLW1dCDRWMo/s1600/Rare-Vintage-Old-Photo-Iraq-005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WSQP2Bo5nqHdc0d22BlO2nZ9JYecHQb9UJNxKslZj0DBPVXzJQE4PoO6Z5JAoLK22tQku0rRM8DbmfPju6KJHLjaAl_oMrRSMKHYrvA2B6kQ_FTIL5UNc2c1rgf70b9OrLW1dCDRWMo/s640/Rare-Vintage-Old-Photo-Iraq-005.jpg" width="640"></a><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8dV0d9nDJtcVEzG4jThFccbeG7Ta05H1lKumZAj7pQ_0YAy6W4jvo1L0Ej-8y_OCbziayzoTN-xCLy3IWAbilVeA8Ja2UuzVz1pbR2hBimSE64QavYu076tzNJj_nvQTwuXlnbOCnoA/s1600/Rare-Vintage-Old-Photo-Iraq-033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8dV0d9nDJtcVEzG4jThFccbeG7Ta05H1lKumZAj7pQ_0YAy6W4jvo1L0Ej-8y_OCbziayzoTN-xCLy3IWAbilVeA8Ja2UuzVz1pbR2hBimSE64QavYu076tzNJj_nvQTwuXlnbOCnoA/s640/Rare-Vintage-Old-Photo-Iraq-033.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/iraq-land-between-rivers.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Iraq - Land Between The Rivers

Iraq has a long and storied past, with its own unique way of life. The country situated between two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, ...

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