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This picture shows Mari: view over some of the ruins of this ancient Mesopotamian city. It was taken on a travel to Mari, Syria, Asia. It is one of the 8138 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Mari. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world!

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Picture of Mari: view over some of the ruins of this ancient Mesopotamian city (Mari, Syria)

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One of the oldest settlements in the region, Mari now is not much more than rough, dry remains in adobe of a once flourishing Mesopotamian city.
As it was a market day in Deir es-Zor, it was easy to find transportation, and before we realized, we were on our way to the south east. After more than an hour drive, we left the microbus on a crossroads, and made our way towards where we thought would be Mari. As we were getting thirsty, we looked around the entrance, and finally found someone to pay our entrance fee to. We also finished the tasteful cherries we had bought earlier in Deir es-Zor, so we were ready to explore the ruins of Mari.
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