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Daura refinery on the outskirts of Baghdad. Built in 1954 by the British and the US oil companies, where 4000 workers produced 20 plus kinds of oil products in this state of the art facility. Today after sufering heavy damage in 1991 it's barely operates with original equipment.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 18.6 Mpixels (53.3 MB uncompressed) - 5250x3547 pixels (17.5x11.8 in / 44.5x30 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Baghdad, Daura, exterior, Eyewitness:Iraq, Iraq, metal, oil, outside, Refinery, Silk Road, towers
Published in: Iraq, Eye Witness: Iraq