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Can tourism be revived in ancient Iraqi city?

Iraqis living near the ancient city of Nuffar say the site should be developed to attract tourism after years of official neglect.

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Sand covers the ruins at Nuffar, a jewel of Iraq's glorious past that lies southeast of Baghdad, in this photo taken July 9, 2003. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images

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