Basra, Iraq as seen from STS-59

STS059-82-010 (9-20 April 1994) --- View northwestward of a small part of southeastern Iraq. The city of Basra can be seen in the lower left corner, and the former junction of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the upper right. The streams have been channelized, in part to dewater and burn an extensive marsh. Hasselblad camera, 250mm lens.