A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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Historically, agriculture has played a very important role in the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Today, after several years of ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Syria, agriculture and the livelihoods that depend on it have suffered massive loss in this area. The fighting is not only putting civilian lives in danger, but also jeopardizing the agricultura
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