Vintage photos of Basra in Iraq.

Historically, the city is one of the ports from which the fictional Sinbad the Sailor journeyed.

It was built at the beginning of the Islamic era in 636 and played an important role in the Islamic Golden Age, as one of the most important ports

Muhammad Ali prays at a press conference before his fight against Ken Norton [August 4, 1976 - The Ring Magazine/Getty Images]

Aesthetics of Moroccan 🇲🇦 and Iranian 🇮🇷 Architecture.

Which is your favorite?

Aït Benhaddou is a historic ksar (fortified village) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco. It is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. 17th century CE.

Sword Dance show of the Circassian Guards in Amman, Jordan. 🇯🇴 ⋰Ẍ⋱

A 1911 illustration of a total solar eclipse over Egypt by Bruno Hans Bürgel.

Iraqi communist woman giving a speech to a crowd of people. Iraq, 1958-1960.

Man with a parrot. Shiraz, Iran, 1956.
📷: Inge Morath

a Persian woman in Iran.
📷: Ali Ghafouri

A girl in Carpetland, Iran. 🇮🇷

Kurdish traditional costume presented by the largest Kurdish brand H&L Designs from Sulaymaniyah.

Interior of a traditional Druze house, Lebanon. 🇱🇧

The oldest mosques in Northwest African countries, respectively.

🇲🇦 Djama’a El-Qarawiyyin, 859 AD, Morocco.

🇩🇿 Djama’a Sidi Okba, 686 AD, Algeria.

🇹🇳 Djama’a El-Zaytouna, 670 AD, Tunisia.

Mauritania 🇲🇷

Policemen in Aleppo (1920s).

Iram of the Pillars.

Also translated as 'Irum', 'Irem', 'Erum', and nicknamed 'Lost City of Giants”, is a lost city, region or tribe in Arabian mythology.

Those identifying it as a city have made various suggestions as to where or what city it was, including a city called

The Turkish Patrol, 1856

by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Kurdish traditional costume presented by the largest Kurdish brand H&L Designs from Sulaymaniyah.

The Portuguese cistern. El Jadida, Morocco, 1981.