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Desert Castles - Umm al Jimal

Desert Castles - Umm al Jimal

by zerega

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Remains of the black city of Umm Al-Jimal (Mother of Camels) in northern Jordan. The approx. 130 buildings and 15 churches give a fascinating insight into rural life during Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic times.
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The town is part of a series of 'Desert Castles' east of Amman on the road into Iraq. One of them made it into the UNESCO list of the World Cultural Heritage.
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Stitched panorama of five scanned 28mm slides.
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Comments (9)

rosina lamberti, on May 2, 2007, said:

beautiful photo zerega:)

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Arm74, on March 23, 2008, said:

Great shot!!!

Regards,

Alvaro

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Joel GLOANEC, on August 3, 2008, said:

magnifique composition, félicitation

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j.s.t., on December 8, 2008, said:

nice capture of the scene...

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Bakos ART, on January 20, 2009, said:

fantastic photo zerega !

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oronbb, on July 4, 2009, said:

Fantastic pisture and very nice B&W effect! Cheers!

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Paul13, on February 19, 2010, said:

Very nice photo ! Best of!!

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Daniel z Wolina, on December 13, said:

Bardzo ładne zdjęcie...Pozdrowienia z Polski!

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leolund, on December 14, said:

A masterpiece.

leo

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