Shanasheel are projecting wooden lattice balconies that mark old Basra houses, keeping out the heat and passers-by’s eyes.
Most survivors cluster near the Ashar canal, and several are being restored.
Photos: Clemens Schmillen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Lordali91 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Old Basra’s shanasheel
شناشيل البصرة القديمة
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