The post about Alexander or Julius Caesar and Ancient civilization got me thinking about the place I have been to in Middle East during several trips to the sand box from 2007 to 2011.
One of the places that not many American ever saw was the strip of land between Basra, Iraq and the Iranian border all the way up north to just east of Amarah in the Maysan Province.
The first time I drove out across the area I noticed miles and miles of non descript low earthen mounds. My Brit security guys said those were trenches and forts built during the Iraq- Iran War. That tweaked my history curious mind. When I returned from the border, I immediately got onto Google Earth and Lord have mercy...
If you ever want to see miles and miles of fortifications. Just Google Earth Basra Iraq and look on the east bank of the Shatt-Al Arab....
Below is a small example.
One of the places that not many American ever saw was the strip of land between Basra, Iraq and the Iranian border all the way up north to just east of Amarah in the Maysan Province.
The first time I drove out across the area I noticed miles and miles of non descript low earthen mounds. My Brit security guys said those were trenches and forts built during the Iraq- Iran War. That tweaked my history curious mind. When I returned from the border, I immediately got onto Google Earth and Lord have mercy...
If you ever want to see miles and miles of fortifications. Just Google Earth Basra Iraq and look on the east bank of the Shatt-Al Arab....
Below is a small example.