Walled off
![WALLED OFF: In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has been drained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacements, it is a staging area for military exercises. This false-color composite image was made using near-infrared, red and green wavelengths of light. Taken by Landsat 7 on January 24, 2001.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Walled-off_700x525.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
April 11, 2011
Credit | Image and caption courtesy of NASA's Visible Earth catalog. Credit: USGS/NASA/Landsat 7. |
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In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has been drained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacements, it is a staging area for military exercises. This false-color composite image was made using near-infrared, red and green wavelengths of light. Taken by Landsat 7 on January 24, 2001.