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| DOI | 10.1680/ehah.11.00007 |
| Centuries old aflaj irrigation system in Oman | |
| Chakraborty, Rajib | |
| 通讯作者 | Chakraborty, R |
| 来源期刊 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE
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| ISSN | 1757-9430 |
| EISSN | 1757-9449 |
| 出版年 | 2012 |
| 卷号 | 165期号:2页码:73-80 |
| 英文摘要 | Modern irrigation techniques have been adopted in the Sultanate of Oman, but the centuries old traditional irrigation system of tapping groundwater resources still exists as a popular and efficient water distribution system. This ancient irrigation system, in which the water table near mountains is tapped and channelled towards an oasis, is called the 'aflaj' system. In Oman, some of the aflaj are believed to be 2500 years old and there are an estimated 3000 active aflaj networks in the country. The aflaj system mainly comprises a mother well, a number of access shafts, an underground tunnel and a surface channel distribution system, which is supported by other structures (e.g. aqueducts, siphons, falls). The aflaj system is an integral part of village life and has an enormous influence on social and communal life; these systems are maintained by village cooperatives. Their ownership, water rights, water distribution criteria, administration and maintenance procedures are historically of interest. The Oman government has taken an initiative for improvement of the existing aflaj system and, in 2006, Unesco designated five of the most important Oman aflaj as world heritage sites. |
| 英文关键词 | drainage & irrigation groundwater history |
| 类型 | Article |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 收录类别 | ESCI |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000214885700003 |
| WOS类目 | Engineering, Civil |
| WOS研究方向 | Engineering |
| 资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/329962 |
| 作者单位 | [Chakraborty, Rajib] Water Resources Consulting Engn Serv India, Delhi, India |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chakraborty, Rajib. Centuries old aflaj irrigation system in Oman[J],2012,165(2):73-80. |
| APA | Chakraborty, Rajib.(2012).Centuries old aflaj irrigation system in Oman.PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE,165(2),73-80. |
| MLA | Chakraborty, Rajib."Centuries old aflaj irrigation system in Oman".PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE 165.2(2012):73-80. |
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