Raising water using a elevator in a Syrian city
Category: Video reporting, PEGI 0+
2 May 2024
A noria (lifting machine) lifting water from the El Asi River, built in 1361 in the Syrian city of Hama. Once upon a time, it supplied water to an aqueduct that carried water into the city. For almost 500 years it was the largest water wheel in the world.
Listen to the sound it makes!