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Large Artesian Well, Oasis Ranch nr Roswell, New Mexico, USAArtesian Well (the largest in the World), on the Oasis Ranch near to Roswell, New Mexico, USA - more than 900 feet deep and flowed 9100 gallons of water a minute - used to irrigate local farmland
Syria. Hama. Noria in the Orontes river next to the aqueductSyrian. The Norias of Bechriyyat in Hama. The waterwheels at Hama, known as Norias, are up to 20m high and have been standing since the 13th century. Middle East
Hama, Syria - The Giant waterwheels on the Orontes River. The city is renowned for these seventeen norias, which locals claim date back to 1100 BC
Egyptian Shadoof - Irrigation system on the River NileEgyptian Shadoof at Cairo, raising water from the Nile to irrigate fields. The shadoof was originally developed in ancient Mesopotamia, and appears on a Sargonid seal of around 2000 BCE
Egyptian ShadoofEgyptian SHADOOF at Cairo, raising water from the Nile to irrigate fields
Syrian. Hama. The Noria of Al-Mohamedieh of Hama along the Orentes river. Middle East
Irrigation from the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Pune, India - Khadakwasla Water WorksPune (Poona), India - Khadakwasla Water Works. The original dam (pictured on this postcard), was built in the 1879 as a masonry gravity dam and was the first of its kind in the world. Date: 1910s
Antioch - Turkey - Large waterwheelAntioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. One of the large waterwheels for which Antioch is famed
Waterwheel at AntiochAntioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. One of the large waterwheels for which Antioch is famed
Traditional Egyptian water wheelA traditional ox-powered Egyptain water wheel, used to draw up water from the Nile for irrigation
Large waterwheel at AntakyaAntioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. One of the large waterwheels for which Antioch is famed
Shadoof - Egyptian irrigation systemTwo Egyptian men operate a Shadoof - Egyptian irrigation system - the pivot arm lifts a bucket which raises water onto a higher field level
Egyptian Shadoof 2Egyptian farmers raise water from the Nile to irrigate their fields, by means of a Shadoof
Egyptian SakiyehThe sakiyeh is used to irrigate fields and gardens, by raising water in a series of bowls on a wheel which is kept in continual motion by cattle