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Norias of Hama (Waterwheels)

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Norias of Hama (Waterwheels)

The great wooden waterwheels of Hama, turning on the Orontes since the Middle Ages to lift water into stone aqueducts; seventeen survive, groaning day and night.

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  • Hama Heritage Drive — stop 8 of 13 (driving)

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