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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.
Institut francais de Damas, Damascus, Syria; This 240-page French language book, much illustrated and including maps, gives the definitive account of the norias of Hama. Samman, Mahmod (2006) Noria al-Muhammadiya: Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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.
A noria in contrast uses the water power obtained from the flow of a river. The noria consists of a large undershot water-wheel whose rim is made up of a series of containers which lift water from the river to an aqueduct at the top of the wheel. [14] [15] Some famous examples are the norias of Hama in Syria or the Albolafia noria in Cordoba ...
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 African artist; Noria Manouchi (born 1991), Swedish politician
Epiphanius of Salamis summarizes a book called Noria in the Panarion (Against Heresies) (26.1.3-9). According to this summary, she burned Noah's Ark three times, then revealed the means of recovering stolen sparks through sexual emissions. [15] It is unknown whether this is one of the books mentioned in Origin.
Instalaciones La Noria is the training ground and academy of professional football club Cruz Azul. It has been the home of Cruz Azul's reserve and youth teams for several years and, since 2020, also serves as the training ground for the club's women's team. Opened in 1990, it is located in the borough of Xochimilco in Mexico City. [3]
Nouria is a female given name. Notable people with this given name include: Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun (born 1952), Algerian sociologist; Nouria Hernandez, Swiss biologist ...