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House of Sassoon Eskel, Baghdad, Iraq

The house of Sassoon Eskel (Sassoon Ezekiel, ساسون حسقيل or ساسون حزقيال ,יחזקאל ששון), in Baghdad (بغداد), Iraq. Sassoon Eskel was the Finance Minister of Iraq and the Deputy for the Iraqi Parliament. His career in office spanned from 1921-1932.

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The house was partially destroyed years ago (satellite imagery from 2009 shows the land being used as a parking lot) but was finally and completely destroyed in 2016.

Baghdad, Iraq

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