Sunday 8 March 2015

Cultural landscapes at risk frm IS attacks

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/07/isis-destroy-libya-cultural-treasures

Sabratha

Dating back to 1000BC, Leptis Magna has some of the most spectacular Roman ruins in the region.

The remains of the ancient Parthian city of Hatra, a 2,000-year-old site in Northern Iraq which officials in Baghdad reports is being demolished by Islamic State.

cultural landscapes under threat in Libya and Iraq at the hands of ISIS.



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