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Iraqi pre-Islamic landmark threatening to collapse

The pre-Islamic Taq Kasr monument is suffering from neglect and is in dire need of maintenance.

Taq Kasra, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Baghdad, is located in the city of Ctesiphon (al-Madaein), which was the capital city of the Sasanian Empire and was founded in 141 B.C. — Adnan Abu Zeed

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