Fortress of Al Ukhaidir, Iraq, 1977.

---

Fortress of Al Ukhaidir, Iraq, 1977. View of the interior through an arch. The fortified palace of Al Ukhaidir near Karbala was built in the late 8th century by the Abbasids.

---

Size: 3384px × 5163px
Location: World,Asia,Iraq,Karbalā',Karbalā'
Photo credit: © Vivienne Sharp/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1970s, 20th, 8th, abbasid, al-ukhaidir, arab, architecture, building, buildings, castle, century, color, colour, country, dynasty, fortification, fortress, interior, iraq, iraqi, islam, islamic, karbala, location, moslem, muslim, palace, photograph, religion, religious, ruins, seventies, sharp, tgn, vivienne, vsp