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Systematic water management enabled the impressive agricultural production of the [[ | Systematic water management enabled the impressive agricultural production of the [[AlUla Oasis]]. The {{Wiki|Lihyan|Dadanites, Lihyanites}}, and [[Nabataeans]] dug a number of wells to access the water table, but an underground {{Wiki|qanat}} system was implemented extensively from early [[Islam]]ic [[Umayyad Caliphate|times]] (at least the 8th century CE). This ingenious system of underground channels made it possible to access and carry water from the {{Wiki|aquifer}} to the fields located at a lower surface elevation using gravity. The water was then distributed among the farm plots in a network of surface channels. This formidable system was used and reused until the implementation of mechanical pumping techniques in the 20th century. | ||
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DTA Mastering the Water 1.png|The qanat system tapped plentiful ground water (aquifer)... | |||
DTA Mastering the Water 2.png|...and transported it through underground channels set at a gradual slope to reach agricultural fields and [[Al-Ula Valley|AlUla]] [[Al-Ula|Old Town]]. | |||
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[[Category:Database: AlUla]] | [[Category:Database: AlUla]] | ||
[[Category:Database: Life in the Oasis]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oasis Life}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Oasis Life}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:15, 8 October 2026
Systematic water management enabled the impressive agricultural production of the AlUla Oasis. The Dadanites, Lihyanites, and Nabataeans dug a number of wells to access the water table, but an underground qanat system was implemented extensively from early Islamic times (at least the 8th century CE). This ingenious system of underground channels made it possible to access and carry water from the aquifer to the fields located at a lower surface elevation using gravity. The water was then distributed among the farm plots in a network of surface channels. This formidable system was used and reused until the implementation of mechanical pumping techniques in the 20th century.
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