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monuments, churches and even mosques in conquered areas in Iraq and Syria. This area, the heart of former Northern Mesopotamia, is considered to be the cradle of human civilization that was once ...
For the last decade, looting, war damage, lack of conservation and unstable economic conditions in Iraq, where the once-splendid ... and Nimrud have been added to the 2002 World Monuments Fund Watch ...