Noria
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A noria is a hydropowered scoop wheel used to lift water into a small aqueduct, either for the purpose of irrigation or to supply water to cities and villages.
The norias of Hama on the Orontes River in Syria (video).
Remains of the medieval Albolafia noria in Cordoba, Spain (the wheel itself was reconstructed in the 20th century)
Noria in Tomar, Portugal. Paired ceramic pots along the wheel collect the water.
Close-up of the previous
Saqiyah
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A sāqiyah or saqiya, also spelled sakia or saqia is a mechanical water lifting device. It is also called a Persian wheel, tablia, rehat, and in Latin tympanum. It is similar in function to a scoop whe
Noria
…The term noria is commonly used for devices which use the power of moving water to turn the wheel. For devices powered by animals, the usual term is saqiyah or saqiya. Other types of similar devices are grouped under the name of chain pumps. However, the names of traditional water-raising devices used in…
The Saqiyah, c. 1905
'Punjab Wheel', India c.1917
A Nubian saqiyah in the 19th century
Watercolour painting titled 'Persian wheel near Amritsar', painted in 1864–65 by William Simpson