Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System - Iran Khuzestan Province
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, (Persian: سازههای آبی شوشتر) is an island city from the Sassanid era with a complex irrigation system. Located in Iran's Khuzestan Province.It was registered on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2009 and is Iran's 10th cultural heritage site to be registered on the United Nations' list.
Shushtar infrastructure included water mills, dams, tunnels, and canals. GarGar weir was built on the watermills and waterfalls. Bolayti canal is situated on the eastern side of the water mills and water falls and the functions to supply water from behind the GarGar bridge to the east side of water mills and the channel the water of river in order to prevent the damage to the water mills. Dahaneye shahr tunnel (city orifice) is one of the three main tunnels which channeled the water from behind the GarGar weir into the water mill and then run several water mills. Seh koreh canal channels the water from behind the GarGar bridge into the western side. In water mills and water falls, there are noticeable mills we can see a perfect model of haltering to run mills.
The Band-e Kaisar (Caesar's dam), an approximately 500-metre (1,600 ft) long Roman weir across the Karun, was the key structure of the complex which, along with the Band-i-Mizan, retained and diverted river water into the irrigation canals in the area. Built by a Roman workforce in the 3rd century AD on Sassanid order, it was the most eastern Roman bridge and Roman dam and the first structure in Iran to combine a bridge with a dam.
Parts of the irrigation system are said to originally date to the time of Darius the Great, an Achaemenian king of Iran. It partly consists of a pair of primary diversion canals in the Karun river, one of which is still in use today. It delivers water to the Shushtar city via a route of supplying tunnels.The area includes Selastel Castel, which is the axis for operation of the hydraulic system. It also consists of a tower for water level measurement, along with bridges, dams, mills, and basins.
Then it enters the plain south from the city, where its impact includes enabling the possibility of farming over the area called Mianâb and planting orchards. In fact the whole area between the two diversion canals (Shutayt and Gargar) on Karun river is called Mianâb, an island having the Shushtar city at its northern end.
The site has been referred to as a masterpiece of creative genius by UNESCO.
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IRAN`S TOP HISTORICAL PLACES
TOP HISTORICAL PLACES IN IRAN
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MEIDAN EMAM, ISFAHAN -- Address: Isfahan, DATE: between 1598 and 1629
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ARG-E BAM, IRAN—LOCATION: Kerman Province,
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TABRIZ HISTORIC BAZAAR COMPLEX-- Tabriz, Iran, 15th century
DOME OF SOLTANIYEH, IRAN -- Zanjan Province, 14th century
ARMENIAN MONASTIC ENSEMBLES OF IRAN -- West Azerbaijan, between the 7th and 14th centuries A.D
PERSEPOLIS, IRAN -- Fars Province, 515 BC
BABAK CASTLE -- East Azerbaijan,
NASIR OL-MOLK MOSQUE - Fars Province, 1876- 1888
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SHUSHTAR HISTORICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - Lorestan Province, 3rd century AD
KASHAN’S HISTORICAL HOMES - Isfahan province, 18th century
RUDKHAN CASTLE - Gilan Province, 224-651 AD
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SHAH ABDOL AZIM SHRINE- Tehran, 9th century
Exploring a 2000 year old UNESCO site in IRAN
Shushtar is a city in the Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran.
Shushtar owes much of its fame to the historical hydraulic system. In 2009, this system was registered in UNESCO’s list as a tangible cultural heritage site. The hydraulic dam was built by the Iranians and Romans 1738 years ago and is a masterpiece of creative genius.
Not too many foreign tourists make it out to this site, which gave us all the more reason to go there and check it out. Definitely one of the most unique places to visit in Iran.
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Iran Shushtar city, Khuzestan province, People lifestyle زندگي مردم شوشتر خوزستان ايران
October 16, 2017 (Persian calendar 1396/7/24)
Khuzestan province (استان خوزستان)
Shushtar county (شهرستان شوشتر)
Shushtar city (شهر شوشتر)
Iran Shushtar city, Khuzestan province, People lifestyle
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