Water wheel (called Noria)
Syria, Hama, May 2009
The norias of Hama date back to Byzantine times (14the century). These giant wooden wheels of 20 m. diameter scooped water from the Orontes river and deposited it into the aquaducts behind the wheel. The water then flowed to nearby fields and gardens. Of the more than 30 norias only 17 remain at the time of our visit (2009). They were claimed the most splendid norias ever constructed.The norias of Hama were submitted as a tentative World Heritage Site by the Syrian Arab Republic in June 1999.
On August 11, 2014, it was reported on Twitter that they had been burned down by drunken soldiers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norias_of_Hama
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Bart Lohals 08/06/2015 7:12
clean and sharp , one shot one the point.Bart
Ralf.Becker 26/04/2015 14:41
very informative picture and description. What a pity that it was burned down... Greets ralfMirjam Burer 25/04/2015 13:30
very special building and fine image of it Peter...thank you for explaining..
lg, Mirjam
-Farlang- 25/04/2015 13:21
Eindrucksvolle Darstellung und gute Erklärung dazu. Gruß Heinz.Willy Brüchle 25/04/2015 11:52
What I meant: In similar water wheels running by the stream, there were pots to transport the water to higher elevation. MfG, w.b.† liesel47 25/04/2015 8:30
Beautiful document and Picture, thank you for explaining..Kind regards and greetings for your weekend, Peter.
AO67 24/04/2015 9:58
norianom féminin
(espagnol noria, de l'arabe nà ùra...
excellente présentation Peter
question Peter, i red somewhere that in dutch you call these bucket elevators...paternoster ...strange do you know why ?!..
Peter van der Houwen 24/04/2015 9:36
I don't understand Willy, vessels?In fact, the wheel moves by water power, that is, the flow of the Orontes river!
In the 14th century they didn't have pumps!
Peter
Willy Brüchle 24/04/2015 9:11
Good documentation. But I am missing the vessels to pump water to higher elevations. MfG, w.b.Harold Thompson 24/04/2015 9:07
Good to see this record of the wheel and its fine construction:-)) Harold
Mark Billiau. 24/04/2015 8:46
What an impressive water wheel !Very good capture of this historical spot !!
Mark
Sue Thompson 24/04/2015 8:30
A wonderful fet of engineering and a very inovative way of irrigating the land..... and a superb picture.:))
Adele D. Oliver 24/04/2015 5:39
wow, this wheel is enormous and so old and beautifully crafted - I admire the fine workmanship and innovation from so many years ago, and your capture from this angle and in this bright light is really well done !!!greetings, Adele
† Ushie Farkas 24/04/2015 5:20
IMPRESSIONNANT!!! GrüßeNaturPur22 24/04/2015 1:16
Wow ...eine historische Aufnahme ...sehr interessant !LG Angelika