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- agriculture to flourish in a dryland environment. According to UNESCO, some 3,000 aflaj (plural) or falaj (singular), are still in use in Oman today. Nizwa, the...
- The Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman are ancient water channels from 500 AD located in the regions of Dakhiliyah, Sharqiyah and Batinah. However, they...
- Al-Aflaj Governorate is one of the 22 governorates of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, and its base is Layla city. Al-Aflaj is located more than 300 km away...
- of increasingly complex irrigation ditches and waterways, falaj (plural aflaj) took place during this time and finds at Bidaa bint Saud and Thuqeibah...
- are usually located below plateaus and "watered either by springs or by aflaj, tunnel systems dug into the ground or carved into the rock to tap underground...
- province of Al-Aflaj in Saudi Arabia, and where the town of "Layla" has existed. Jabal Al-Toubad (جبل التوباد) is located in the city of Al-Aflaj, 350 km southwest...
- outstanding geographic location, the scenic views, and the geometric design of Aflaj which are coming from Wadi Al Asdani. This falaj extended to 3 km from the...
- Wadi Al Atin Cave. The wilayat also features several water springs and aflaj, including Ain Jebel Qahwan, Ain Al Khutum, Ain Al Buleida, Ain Dama, Ain...
- Bronze Age sites in the UAE. Iron Age finds in and around Al Ain include aflaj (underground water channels) in Bidaa bint Saud, Al Ain and Buraimi which...
- (1977). Water and Tribal Settlement in South East Arabia – A Study of the Aflaj of Oman. Clarendon Press. pp. 76, 85, 122, 126–130, 132. ISBN 0198232179...