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Lake Tharthar
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Lake Tharthar, and known in Iraq as Buhayrat ath-Tharthar, is an artificial lake created in 1956, situated 100 kilometers northwest of Baghdad between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
Landsat 5 (1990)
Landsat 5 (1990)
An AV-8B Harrier II jet from Marine Attack Squadron 542 refuels over Lake Tharthar (2004)
An AV-8B Harrier II jet from Marine Attack Squadron 542 refuels over Lake Tharthar (2004)
Tigris
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The Tigris is the eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Taurus in Turkey, then through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, emptying into the Persian Gulf.
Mosul, on the bank of the Tigris, 1861
Mosul, on the bank of the Tigris, 1861
Bedouin crossing the river Tigris with plunder (c. 1860)
Bedouin crossing the river Tigris with plunder (c. 1860)
Mosul, Iraq
Mosul, Iraq
Outside of Mosul, Iraq
Outside of Mosul, Iraq