The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is remembered as a masterpiece of creative genius and dates back to Darius the Great in the 5th century BC. It involved the construction of two main aqueducts on the Karun River, one of which is the Galgal Canal, which is still in use today. It supplies water to the mills and the city of Shushtar through a series of tunnels. It forms a spectacular cliff over which the water cascades down into a basin downstream. It then enters the plains south of the city, where 40,000 hectares of orchards and farms are cultivated, known as Mianâb (Paradise). The site features a range of striking attractions, including the Salâsel Castle, the centre of the operation of the entire hydraulic system, towers for measuring water levels, dams, bridges, basins and mills. It bears witness to the skills of the Elamites and Mesopotamians as well as the more recent skills of the Nabataeans and the influence of Roman architecture.
| has part |
Shah-Ali Bridge |
| has part |
Mizan Dam |
| coordinate location |
Point(48.848687 32.053723) |
| Iranian National Heritage registration number |
2118 |
| start time |
1998-10-04T00:00:00Z |
| area |
240.4152 |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (v) |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| directions |
۴۰ کیلومتری جنوب شرقی خرمآباد و ۴ کیلومتری برازجان |
| Atlas Obscura identifier |
shushtar-historical-hydraulic-system |
| country |
Camarmilla River |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shushtar%20abshar.JPG |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shushtar%20Historical%20Hydraulic%20System%20Darafsh%20%286%29.jpg |
| instance of |
Centre Quarter |
| located in the administrative territorial entity |
Lorestan Province |
| executive body |
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System |
| ELSTAT geographical code |
shushtar-historical-hydraulic-system |
| office held by head of the organization |
http://g.co/kg/m/0pcwf7j |
| Commons category |
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System |
| has part |
Gargar Bridge-Dam |
| has part |
Dariun Canal |
