Irrigation channel in the Palmyra oasis |
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Credit
Simon Gascoin, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris - France |
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Location
Asia, Syria, Palmyra |
When
07/2003 |
Section
Hydrological Sciences |
Description
Main irrigation channel in the oasis of Palmyra located in the arid syrian steppe (Tadmur in arabic). Irrigation is an ancestral technique in Palmyra which is now threatened by excessive groundwater pumping. |
