Al Jaza'ir

Places in this region

Image of Mudhif Houses located in Al Jaza'ir, Iraq | (Flickr/james_gordon_los_angeles)
Al Jaza'ir, Iraq

Mudhif Houses

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq

Pictures of Iraq in the news usually show a vast desert, hellish temperatures and images of warfare. The remainder of the country is often lost in the scramble and written off, which keeps the... »

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