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Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
The Dujiangyan irrigation system was built in the 3rd century BC. The system still controls the water of the Minjiang River and delivers it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu Plain. Mount Qingcheng is the birthplace of Taoism and there are many ancient temples here to commemorate Taoism.
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia, in a special geo-ecological zone, at the junction of rain-fed and irrigated agriculture. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From the 14th to the 9th century BC, it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire, a city-state and trading platform of international importance. It was also the religious capital of the Assyrians, associated with the god Ashur. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, but revived during the Parthian period in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Proto-urban Site of Sarazm
Sarazm, meaning "where the land begins", is an archaeological site that bears witness to the development of human settlement in Central Asia between the 4th millennium BC and the end of the 3rd millennium BC. The site shows the early development of proto-urbanization in the region. The settlement is one of the oldest in Central Asia, situated between mountainous areas suitable for nomadic herders to raise livestock and a large valley suitable for the development of agriculture and irrigation by the first settled populations in the region. Sarazm also testifies to the existence of commercial and cultural exchanges and trade relations with peoples of a vast geographical area, stretching from the steppes of Central Asia and Turkmenistan to the Iranian plateau, the Indus Valley, and even as far as the Indian Ocean.
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
The Al Ain cultural sites (Hafit, Hili, Bidda bint Saud and the oasis area) are a group of properties that testify to the human settlement of the desert area since the Neolithic period, leaving behind many remains of prehistoric cultures. Notable remains of the property include circular stone tombs (circa 2500 BC), wells and various adobe buildings: residential buildings, towers, palaces and administrative buildings. In addition, Hili also has the oldest Aflaj irrigation system, which dates back to the Iron Age. These properties provide important testimony to the cultural transformation of the region from a hunter-gatherer society to a settled society.
Palmeral of Elche
The Palmeraie of Elche is a date palm grove that was formally planned and equipped with a complex irrigation system at the time of the founding of the Muslim city of Elche, when much of the Iberian Peninsula was Arab. The palms are an oasis and a system of agricultural production in arid regions. It is also a unique example of Arab agricultural practice in continental Europe. Date palm cultivation in Elche has been known since at least Iberian times, dating back to approximately the fifth century BC.
Landmarks of the ancient kingdom of Saba, Malibu
Marib, Landmark of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, is a series of properties comprising seven archaeological sites bearing witness to the richness of the Kingdom of Saba and its architectural, aesthetic and technological achievements from the first millennium BC to the arrival of Islam around 630 AD. They bear witness to the Kingdom’s complex centralized administration at a time when it controlled much of the incense routes of the Arabian Peninsula and played a key role in a wider network of cultural exchange facilitated by trade with the Mediterranean and East Africa. Set in a semi-arid landscape of valleys, mountains and desert, the property includes the remains of large urban settlements with monumental temples, ramparts and other structures. Ancient Marib’s irrigation system reflects the unrivalled prowess of hydrological engineering and agricultural technology in ancient South Arabia, resulting in the creation of the largest ancient man-made oasis.
The Persian Garden
The site includes nine gardens in different provinces. They reflect the diversity of Persian garden design, which has evolved and adapted to different climatic conditions while retaining principles dating back to the time of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC. Persian gardens are always divided into four areas, with water playing an important role in both irrigation and decoration, and their design symbolizes the Garden of Eden and the four elements of Zoroastrianism: sky, earth, water and plants. The gardens date from different periods since the 6th century BC and feature buildings, pavilions and walls, as well as complex irrigation systems. They influenced the art of garden design as far away as India and Spain.
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir
The site is located a few kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, in the central highlands between Nablus and Hebron. The mountainous landscape of Batir consists of a series of agricultural valleys known as widians, with characteristic stone terraces, some of which are used for irrigated vegetable production, while others are dry land, with vines and olive trees. The development of terraced agriculture in such a mountainous area was facilitated by a network of irrigation channels fed by groundwater sources. The water collected through this network was then shared with families from the nearby village of Batir using a traditional distribution system.