View from the top of Al Kadhimiya mosque, north Baghdad, Iraq, 1989 before the two Gulf Wars with Allied forces. Shi'a muslims.

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Shi'a Muslim holy site, Al Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq. Aerial view over the entrance and simple shops below as in Baghdad. Photo by Sheri Laizer, permitted under Saddam Hussein's government on a visit in September 1989. This area has vastly changed since after the war on Kuwait and two Gulf Wars with western powers.

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Size: 5365px × 3506px
Location: Al Kadhimiya, Old Baghdad, Iraq
Photo credit: © Sheri Laizer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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