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#hayr gharbi

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🇸🇾 Syria · Hydraulic works

Qasr Al-Hayr Al-Gharbi Canal (Hir Azraq Canal to Palmyra Steppe Palace)

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.