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Assyrians building beehive-domed houses at Tel Tamer, Khabur

Place: Tel Tamer · today Syria
Date: 1937

Workers stand on the roof of a row of four conical mud-brick domed houses under construction, with ladders against the walls. The caption identifies them as "Qubbateh" built by Assyrians at Tel Tamer on the Khabur in 1937.

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Assyrian Archive (Instagram @assyrianarchive)

Assyrians building beehive-domed houses at Tel Tamer, Khabur

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