Sujet

Qal'at Ja'bar castle on the left bank of Lake Assad, near Ar-Raqqah, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL.

Légende

Qal'at Ja'bar castle on the left bank of Lake Assad, near Ar-Raqqah, Syria, 2001. Primarily the work of Nur ad-Din, who rebuilt the castle from 1168 onwards. Photograph taken before the Syrian civil war. In 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captured the castle. Syrian Democratic Forces recaptured the site in 2017 as part of its Raqqa offensive.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Prisma Archivo Fotografico, S.L.

Notre référence

HRM24A69_488

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,8Mo (6,3Mo) / 45,0cm x 35,6cm / 5311 x 4200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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