• 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...
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    initiated in Tabuk Province, Al-Jawf Province, Wadi Sirhan, Al-Qassim Province, Al Aflaj Governorate, Wadi Bisha, and Najran Province. The Ministry also instructed...
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    its castles are Al Fayd-Hafit Castle and Wadi Al Jizi Castle. Within the province, there are some villages, including around 49 aflaj indigenous water...
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    Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH (September 17, 1993). These categories are: Capital (amānah), Category A and Category B. The original number of governorates provided...
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  • Suwayq (redirect from AL Suwaiq)
    Al Suwaiq (Arabic: السويق) is a coastal wilayah (province) in Al Batinah North Governorate, in northeastern Oman. The province has historically been an...
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    the UAE. Iron Age finds in and around Al Ain include aflaj (underground water channels) in Bidaa bint Saud, Al Ain and Buraimi which have been placed...
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    city of Al-Ain, part of a historical region which also includes the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi, is noted for its forts, oases, aflāj (underground...
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    2016-07-09. "GIAHS - Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: Al Jabal Al Akhdar Aflaj and Terraced Fields System, OMAN". www.fao.org. Archived from the...
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    Qanat (redirect from Aflaj)
    UNESCO:UNESO Karez System Cultural Landscape UNESCO:Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman, accessed on October 25, 2009 "Al Ain". The Report Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business...
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  • Frankincense)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 January...
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    Samail (category Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate)
    oases, with around 194 aflaj (irrigation channels). The most famous of these aflaj is "Al-Sumadi." Samail is renowned as "Samail Al-Fihha" due to its abundance...
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    Rustaq (redirect from Al-Rustaq)
    List in 2006, along with four other aflaj. Ain Al-Kasfah: Located in the Rustaq province of Al-Batinah governorate, it consists of natural hot springs...
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    Shinas (category Al Batinah North Governorate)
    agricultural plains that testify its irrigation prowess, utilizing the flowing aflajs to produce a diverse array of fruits and vegetables. The Wilaya also has...
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    campus is located in Al Kharj. Other campuses are located on Wadi Addawasir, Hotat Bani Tamim, Aflaj, and Slayel. Colleges located in Al Kharj are: College...
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    the south. A ribbon of oases, watered by wells and underground channels (aflaj), extends the length of the plain, about 10 km (33,000 ft) inland. South...
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    inscriptions from Sha'r Awtar's reign (210–230 CE). At Aybut Al Auwal, in the Dhofar Governorate of Oman, a site was discovered in 2011 containing more than...
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    local pride. Its ancient aflaj (water canals) probably nourished such beliefs. The twin walled towns, Izki/al-Yemen and al-Nizar, differ from each other...
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  • Sunaynah (category Populated places in Al Buraimi Governorate)
    Al Buraimi Governorate has been renowned for its numerous aflaj (irrigation channels) since ancient times. Some of the most important ones include Al...
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  • Manah, Oman (category Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate)
    prominent one being Malik Al-Mandathir Aflaj. As for the water springs in the region, there are Ain Al-Bilad and Ain Al-Almaniya. The aflaj are used for agriculture...
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    "Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Ancient...
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  • Adam, Oman (category Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate)
    Adam serves as a gateway to Dhofar Governorate[citation needed] and is surrounded by orchards irrigated by aflaj. The population of Adam is estimated...
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    Indian School Sur which offers classes up to Grade 12. The springs and aflajs represent tourist attractions in Sur, where there are some small springs...
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  • Saudi Arabia, consist of 13 provinces which are further divided into 118 governorates. The current system was created by a series of royal orders and amendments...
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  • Jalan Bani Bu Hassan Province (category Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate)
    Al Marish Cave, Muteerah Cave, and Wadi Al Atin Cave. The wilayat also features several water springs and aflaj, including Ain Jebel Qahwan, Ain Al Khutum...
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  • The road continued northeast from Najdan to Wadī Al-Dawasir, passing the villages of al-Faw and al-Aflaj (where it branched in two directions). The first...
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  • Bani Qitab (redirect from Al Ketbi)
    Southern Bani Qitab, some 500 households, settled around the village of Aflaj Bani Qitab in the Dhahirah area. Over time these separated from the Northern...
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    Retrieved 2020-09-17. Gerd Weisgerber, The Impact of the Dynamics of Qanats and Aflaj on Oases in Oman, Internationales Frontinus-Symposium: Wasserversorgung...
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  • Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011. "Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape"...
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    lakes at Layla Aflaj and deep waterholes at 'Al-Kharj, fed by huge underground aquifers formed in prehistoric times and non-renewable. 'Al Kharj was a valuable...
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    S T U V W X Y Z 1970 Omani coup d'état Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman Agriculture in Oman Al Alam Palace Al Saada Sports Complex Alwatan Administrative...
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