MISFAT AL-ARBIYEEN, Oman - In the dry heights of the Ad-Dakhiliyah region, not far from Nizwa, the old capital of Oman, fresh water runs through traditional streams. Archaeological evidence suggests ...

The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but ...

AL JAYLAH, Oman — In the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, the desert spreads out in vast, desolate expanses where only hardy shrubs and scattered acacia trees grow in the rocky soil. The barren ...

Muscat Oman's authorities have launched an ambitious protection programme targeting several hundred aflaj — ancient irrigation systems that form a key part of the sultanate's rich heritage. Around 170 ...

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Muscat, Mar. 31 (BNA): The aflaj system has been established in the Sultanate to provide water security. The Aflaj system is a unique engineering system that characterizes the Sultanate. It extends ...

The UAE Minister of Electricity and Water, Humaid bin Nasser Al Owais, yesterday expressed concern about the current global water situation. The UAE Minister of Electricity and Water, Humaid bin ...

Oman’s authorities have launched an ambitious conservation programme targeting several hundred aflaj Muscat: Oman’s authorities have launched an ambitious conservation programme targeting several ...

Oman Post has launched a new series of stamps, Aflaj of Oman, in partnership with the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources. Paying homage to one of the most important examples of ...

Al Aflaj is an irrigation system in the United Arab Emirates that uses an underground tunnel to conduct water across long distances from an underground source to a sharia (basin), where the community ...

At its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World Heritage Committee noted that new laws had been drafted for the property and requested the State Party to provide further details. It also ...