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Mesopotamia

The ancient Greeks called the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (seen in the image above) Mesopotamia which means between rivers. The large blue body of water seen between the rivers just northwest of Baghdad is the artificial Lake Tharthar.

This SeaHawk/HawkEye image was collected on September 11, 2021. Click on it to get a larger version.

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