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Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had more than 70 palaces. This distinctive ceiling is from one of them, which after his fall was converted to become Basra Museum. AFP
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had more than 70 palaces. This distinctive ceiling is from one of them, which after his fall was converted to become Basra Museum. AFP
Visitors explore the Sumerian hall at Basra Museum, a converted palace in the southern Iraqi city. Iraq's Sumerian heritage is widely believed to date back about 6,000 years. AFP
Visitors explore the Sumerian hall at Basra Museum, a converted palace in the southern Iraqi city. Iraq's Sumerian heritage is widely believed to date back about 6,000 years. AFP
The Sumerian hall at Basra Museum. AFP
The Sumerian hall at Basra Museum. AFP
Cuneiform clay tablets on display at Basra Museum. The cuneiform system of writing is believed to have been developed by the Sumerians about 5,000 years ago. AFP
Cuneiform clay tablets on display at Basra Museum. The cuneiform system of writing is believed to have been developed by the Sumerians about 5,000 years ago. AFP
A visitor takes pictures of cuneiform clay tablets at Basra Museum. AFP
A visitor takes pictures of cuneiform clay tablets at Basra Museum. AFP
A cuneiform clay tablet at Basra Museum. Cuneiform, like Egyptian hieroglyphics, offers scholars lessons about life and civilisations from thousands of years ago. AFP
A cuneiform clay tablet at Basra Museum. Cuneiform, like Egyptian hieroglyphics, offers scholars lessons about life and civilisations from thousands of years ago. AFP

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A peek inside the new Basra Museum - in pictures

Exhibitions in the former palace in Iraq centre around ancient civilisations, as well as the past life of the city itself

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June 24, 2021

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