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The norias of Hama on the Orontes River in Syria ().. A noria (Arabic: ناعورة, nā‘ūra, plural نواعير nawāʿīr, from Syriac: ܢܥܘܪܐ, nā‘orā, lit. "growler") is a hydropowered scoop wheel used to lift water into a small aqueduct, either for the purpose of irrigation or to supply water to cities and villages.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science compared pre-war satellite photos of 10 noria sites in Hama with those from 2014 and concluded that no major damage had occurred. [34] However, one noria was burned deliberately in 2014, [35] some have been pillaged for timber, and others are suffering from lack of maintenance. [8]
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A noria is a machine for lifting water into a small aqueduct. Noria may also refer to: Asher Noria (born 1992), Indian sport shooter; Noria Mabasa (born 1938), South ...
View of the noria from the city side: the horseshoe arch on the left is all that remains of the former aqueduct which brought water from the wheel to the palace. The exact history and origins of the Noria of Albolafia are not clear, [5] although it is known that norias of this kind were a common feature of hydraulic technology across much of the historic Islamic world, including Al-Andalus.
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