Inscribed as a World Heritage site in 2006, the property consists of five aflaj irrigation systems, namely Falaj Al-Khatmeen, Falaj Al-Malki, Falaj Daris, Falaj Al-Jeela and Falaj...

STEP 1: identify the cultivated areas and the three traditional settlements on the aerial photograph and colour them using different colours. STEP 2: identify the falaj route and colour it. STEP...

There are three main types of aflaj in Oman: Dawoodi (long underground channels), Ghaili (shallow channels fed by ponds and running water), and Ainy (extracting water from springs). …

Falaj Al-Muyassar is considered as Dawoodi falaj with a depth of 50 m under the surface. It is one of the most significant aflaj in Willayat Al Rustaq with a high flow of water. The total...

Over thousands of years, farmers have developed techniques for gathering and directing spring water in concrete channels, called aflaj (sing.: falaj) in Arabic, and in some cases, they carved ...

2020年12月2日 · A Falaj (Aflaj for plural) is an irrigation channel dug in the ground, found in many parts within the Sultanate of Oman. Some of these channels were built over 2,500 years ago, …

2019年2月19日 · Ayni Falaj: These falaj draw their water directly from the springs (wells), including hot springs. The importance of these falaj depends on their water quality, which …

2021年1月5日 · Aini: An aini falaj is perhaps the most simple and straightforward type of falaj. It draws its water from a natural spring, and simply transports this water to a community via a …

A falaj in Oman refers to water that runs through a channel dug in the earth. The source of falaj water is groundwater found in the subsoil or valleys. The plural of the word ‘falaj’ used in …

2024年1月4日 · One of the ancient technologies used to lift/collect groundwater from aquifer known as aflaj in Oman and qanat Iran. Such idea, of drawing groundwater to the surface …