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[narrator] While Saddam tried to evoke
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Mysteries of the Abandoned

While Saddamtried to evoke great glories of the past, construction dragged oninto the...

[narrator] While Saddam
tried to evoke great glories of the past, construction dragged on
into the mid-1990s, and was only completed
after the Iran-Iraq War, and the first Gulf War
had cost the country dearly

Full Transcript

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[narrator] While Saddam tried to evoke
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great glories of the past,
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construction dragged on into the mid-1990s,
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and was only completed after the Iran-Iraq War,
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and the first Gulf War had cost the country dearly.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:05
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E03 [narrator] In South Africa is a tower of dreams - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:28
[narrator] In South Africa is a tower of dreams
S09 • E21 But they couldn't really tell the guys at NASA how they knew this, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
But they couldn't really tell the guys at NASA how they...
S09 • E19 [music intensifies and stops] - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[music intensifies and stops]
S09 • E08 He sent cavalry troops, plus the 12th Regiment - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
He sent cavalry troops, plus the 12th Regiment
S09 • E09 [Jim] They weren't just passing through. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[Jim] They weren't just passing through.
S09 • E15 [Wise] So the way they tested the engine - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
[Wise] So the way they tested the engine
S09 • E13 a barn and to correct the artillery fire. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
a barn and to correct the artillery fire.
S09 • E01 [narrator] Entire walls were cast in low-cost concrete. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] Entire walls were cast in low-cost concrete.
S09 • E21 [narrator] Fearing catastrophe, the operative that spotted the danger - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] Fearing catastrophe, the operative that spotted t...
S09 • E06 Well, by digging this huge wheel pit, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
Well, by digging this huge wheel pit,
S09 • E07 [narrator] By the late 1960s, on the coast of Wales, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] By the late 1960s, on the coast of Wales,
S09 • E15 [narrator] Measuring 150 feet from top to bottom, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
[narrator] Measuring 150 feet from top to bottom,
S09 • E20 About 40,000 Turkish Cypriots living south, they go north into the Turkish zone. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
About 40,000 Turkish Cypriots living south, they go north in...
S09 • E16 [Jim] In the process, some wound up getting - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Jim] In the process, some wound up getting
S09 • E22 In 1980, a coup detat would bring an end - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
In 1980, a coup detat would bring an end
S09 • E11 It wasn't available to confirm this possible sighting - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
It wasn't available to confirm this possible sighting
S09 • E19 [narrator] In the disputed region of Abkhazia - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] In the disputed region of Abkhazia
S09 • E12 [narrator] In 1901, Dr. Campbell Clark died of influenza. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:32
[narrator] In 1901, Dr. Campbell Clark died of influenza.
S09 • E04 Iraq was going through a period of siege and wars, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
Iraq was going through a period of siege and wars,
S09 • E08 [Katherine] After their capture, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[Katherine] After their capture,