🏛️ Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Oman · Asia · Cultural · 23.00°N, 57.50°E

The Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman are ancient water harvesting, transportation, storage and distribution systems from AD 500 located in the Omani regions of Dakhiliyah, Sharqiyah and Batinah. They represent an ancient type of Middle Eastern irrigation system with a history going back 5,000 years in that region. One type is associated with a water system known as qanat or kariz, originating from Persia and present there and in countries of the Arabian Peninsula near Oman. Aflaj systems may include an underground horizontal section accessed by vertical shafts, which collects water from the aquifer by using the same technology as the Iranian qanat systems. They always include surface channels for transport and distribution.

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Quick facts

Country	Oman
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	23.00°N, 57.50°E · view on map

Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman is a cultural World Heritage site in Oman, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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