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The Norias of Hama (Arabic: نواعير حماة) are a series of 17 norias, historic water-raising machines for irrigation, along the Orontes River in the city of Hama, ...

Norias of Hama

The Norias of Hama are a series of 17 norias, historic water-raising machines for irrigation, along the Orontes River in the city of Hama, Syria. They are tall water wheels with box-like water collection compartments embedded around their rims. Wikipedia
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Very characteristic sights in Hama are the town's old wooden water wheels, called noria (“wheel of pots”), which line the Orontes River.
Jul 13, 2023 · The norias are water wheels that were operating in the 12th century during the Mamluk era along the Orontes River.
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Jul 7, 2020 · ... norias" of Hama are believed to be unique worldwide, according to UNESCO. For more ...
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In Hama, Syria they are still using the famous old Roman Water Wheels or called: Norias in Arabic. The exact building dates have a bit of a small dispute as ...
The Noria al-Muhammadiyya is the most famous of many norias in Hama. This giant operating noria is unique in both size and age. Built in 763 AH, or 1361 CE ...
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Jul 18, 2018 · The Norias of Hama are a number of norias ("wheels of pots") along the Orontes River in the ...
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Jan 23, 2015 · The Norias of the Syrian city of Hama are a collection of historic waterwheels so lovely and elaborate that they make classical Western ...
Noria is a machine for lifting water into a small aqueduct for the purpose of irrigation. Hama is the location of the historical city of Hamath.