Strange structure at Saudi Arabia/Iraq border...

Hello,

I was randomly going along Saudi Arabias/Iraq border, and stumped upon a strange structure....Looks abandoned, but how can we be certain of this?

Any idea?

32°01'17.06"N 39°57'39.49"E

drive.google.com/open?id=0B6CJFFrKhk9LX25zd3c0MVRPc1U

Aug 5, 2016 23:04:45 GMT theoask said:

Hello,

I was randomly going along Saudi Arabias/Iraq border, and stumped upon a strange structure....Looks abandoned, but how can we be certain of this?

Any idea?

32°01'17.06"N 39°57'39.49"E

drive.google.com/open?id=0B6CJFFrKhk9LX25zd3c0MVRPc1U

Its best to create a placemark, in which this community uses. Rather than typing coordinates.


Please educate yourself with this tutorial
> Very basic placemarks and post help <

Hi theoask,



I'm sure ET doesn't mean to be rude. I had no trouble finding your location using the lat / long coordinates you provided, but a placemark (because it has a defined elevation and angle of view) often gives a more precise idea of what a poster is looking at, so we always prefer them over coordinates or (shudder) screen shots.



By turning on the Borders and Labels Layer, it looks to me that the Saudi's have built a road with a series of stations a mile or so back from the actual border. What the purpose of these stations is, and whether or not they are still used for the purpose for which they were built is difficult to say without going there or communicating with somebody who actually knows the answer, but I followed the road to the southeast until I found a station with clearer imagery. That building appears to have a footprint of almost 10,000 sq ft and seems in good repair and functional.

Attachments:

Border Installation.kmz (704 B)