Noria in Hama's by louis

Hama - Syria, ‘amåh The Norias (wooden water wheels) were constructed to scoop the water from the river and deposit it into aqueducts, which then chanelled it to nearby fields and gardens.

Uploaded: Jul, 23 2010 | Taken: Mar, 17 2010| Viewed: 47 times  | 2 votes Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON D80 | Exposure 10/60s, ISO 1600 | FLength: 18mm | SW: Ver.1.11

pesu - Jul, 23 2010 05:07am Great pic and info, Rafal! esfahani - Jul, 24 2010 03:07am are they still working? I ve heard that they not running anymore. the time I have been to Hamah we could hear the typical"tuc, tuc, tuc..." all over the city louis - Jul, 27 2010 05:07am Ralph, they are not working anymore, unfortunately. Or maybe I was only in the bad part of the year. It would be great to see them working