🇮🇶 Iraq · Hydraulic works
Jerwan Aqueduct of Sennacherib
Neo-Assyrian (Sargonid) · Assyrian Imperial (Nineveh hydraulic corps)
Neo-Assyrian 280-m aqueduct bridge 705 BCE carrying Khosr Canal to Nineveh, largest pre-Roman.
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🇮🇶 Iraq · Hydraulic works
Neo-Assyrian (Sargonid) · Assyrian Imperial (Nineveh hydraulic corps)
Neo-Assyrian 280-m aqueduct bridge 705 BCE carrying Khosr Canal to Nineveh, largest pre-Roman.
🇫🇷 France · Hydraulic works
Roman Imperial (Augustan-Claudian, mid-1st c. CE) · Roman Gallia Narbonensis (Nemausus)
Augustinian 48.8-m 3-tier bridge 50-km Nîmes aqueduct 35,000 m³/d, 6-tonne dry stone.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Hydraulic works
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Hydraulic System at Shelter Camp in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia is a Moche (100–800 CE) hydraulic attributed to Moche culture.
🇪🇸 Spain · Hydraulic works
Roman Imperial (mid-1st to early 2nd c. CE) · Roman Hispania Tarraconensis (Segovia)
Augustan 28.5-m 167-arch granite aqueduct 20 km 30 L/s without mortar, UNESCO 311.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Hydraulic works
Iron Age II (Judahite Kingdom, late 8th c. BCE) · Judahite Israelite (Hezekian Jerusalem)
Biblical 533-m S-tunnel 701 BCE two teams meet with 90 cm offset for Assyrian siege.
🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Archaic (600–500 BCE) · Ionian Greek (Samian) — engineer Eupalinos of Megara
Herodotean 1,036-m tunnel 550 BCE dug from both ends with 60 cm meet error.
🇮🇳 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.
🇪🇸 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.
🇧🇷 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.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Hydraulic System at Church in Ancash, Peru is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) hydraulic attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇨🇦 Canada · Hydraulic works
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Lowfield Kurgan Aqueduct in British Columbia, Canada is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Hydraulic works
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Reservoir of New Cist in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇯🇵 Japan · Hydraulic works
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Circle Jala Aqueduct in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Hydraulic works
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Old Aqueduct in Coquimbo, Chile is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan culture.