IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DUR KURIGALZU-ANCIENT SITE

IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DUR KURIGALZU-ANCIENT SITE

(230306) -- BAGHDAD, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The grand ziggurat is seen in the archeological site of Dur Kurigalzu, west of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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