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CategoriesAqueducts
Channels and arcades that carried water to a city across whatever lay between.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Hydraulic works
Roman Imperial (Hadrianic, 2nd c. CE) · Roman Africa Proconsularis (Latin-Tunisian)
Hadrianic 132-km aqueduct Zaghouan to Carthage with 17-km arcade, Rome's longest.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Hydraulic works
Early Abbasid (Harun al-Rashid–Al-Amin) · Abbasid (Zubaydah bint Ja'far patronage)
Ayn Zubaydah: 35-km Abbasid 809 CE spring aqueduct from Wadi Nu'man to Haram, Makkah.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Sasanian to Kakuyid (450 CE, repaired 1050 CE) · Sasanian Zagros (Eqlid terrace farmers)
Tang-e Boraq: 420-m Sasanian 450 CE cliff aqueduct in 85-m Zagros gorge, Eqlid 30.55N 52.32E.
🇸🇾 Syria · Hydraulic works
Umayyad (727 CE Hisham) · Umayyad
Upper spring canal 6 km northeast of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi palace (620 m) feeding into main Gharbi 11-km canal (already in DB as qasr-al-hayr-al-gharbi-canal).
🇸🇾 Syria · Hydraulic works
Umayyad (Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik) · Umayyad steppe palace culture
Hayr Gharbi: 16-km Umayyad 727 CE limestone canal from Harbaka Dam to steppe palace 34.52N 38.12E.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Wadi Thwaite Harbor Aqueduct in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Hydraulic works
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Hydraulic System at Mine Hermitage in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Hydraulic System at Zara Down in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Hydraulic works
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Hydraulic System at Mine Harbor in Piauí, Brazil is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Hydraulic works
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Hydraulic System at Bala Cairn in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇪🇸 Spain · Hydraulic works
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Reservoir of Source Mesa in Andalusia, Spain is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Hydraulic works
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Reservoir of Kuma-Hinton in Magway Region, Myanmar is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) hydraulic attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Hydraulic works
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) · Nazca
Hydraulic System at Scar Ridge in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) hydraulic attributed to Nazca culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Hydraulic works
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Hydraulic System at Port Wadi in Dhi Qar, Iraq is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Hydraulic works
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Reservoir of Butte Easton Tall in Piauí, Brazil is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Hydraulic System at Kala Rampart in Thessaly, Greece is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Reservoir of Little-Hunstanton in Hadramawt, Yemen is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Hydraulic works
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Barrow-Garh Aqueduct in Oruro, Bolivia is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Hydraulic works
Roman Hadrianic (129 – 130 CE) with Byzantine reuse · Roman Gerasene Gerasa Decapolis under Hadrian
9 km Hadrianic Ceys Channel 130 CE to Gerasa reservoir above Cardo at 610 m.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West in Pilbara, Australia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Saka Kurgan Chain East in Great Plains, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Persepolis Apadana Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Monolithic Stela Circle South in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Moray Concentric Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
