Patterns in the desert

Syrian Arab Republic (SY)

Evidently dots are weighpoints for maneuver (?)

Patterns in the desert

Syrian Arab Republic (SY)

Evidently dots are weighpoints for maneuver (?)

Resources - Oil
By: pdunn

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Patterns in the desert

SUVs meeting near Syria/Iraq Border

Possible Stopping-off place on Syrian side of Iraqi border

Desert Paths Leading From Syria Into Iraq

Gap In Syria/Iraq Border Fence

Possible Stopping-off place on Syrian side of Iraqi border (ii)

Clouds reflection?

Signs of Heavy Traffic Through Gap In Iraq/Syria Border Fence

Tanks in the mud

Dura-Europos

Ruins of the ancient city of Mari

Comments

Analogman

@ 2005-08-22 10:21:11

The dots are holes, possibly related to oil exploration. There is nothing else out here one might be looking for. the pattens of holes indicate deliberate, precise digging and the track patterns to the SW might be tracks from the vehicles that dug the holes.

pdunn

@ 2005-08-22 13:17:54

Thanks for the help. Also, thanks to the link to MSN Virtual Earth, I now know this is in Syria and not Iraq. And, when hiking by satellite, how easy it is to cross borders without even knowing it.