Hama, Syria - The Giant waterwheels on the Orontes River
Hama, Syria - The Giant waterwheels on the Orontes River. The city is renowned for these seventeen norias, which locals claim date back to 1100 BC. Though historically used for purpose of irrigation of the ornamental gardens, the norias exist today as an almost entirely aesthetic traditional show
Picture No
10984909
Media ID
46709362
Size
5333px x 3408px
(3.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard (3/5)
Date
circa 1909
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Aqueduct Djemaa Hama Irrigate Irrigation Massive Minaret Noria Norias Ornamental Orontes Syrian Waterwheel Waterwheels
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