Kelaniyat Norias of Hama
2014 Hama, Syria
One of the historic norias, or wooden waterwheels, along the Orontes River in Hama, Syria, photographed in 2014. The wheels have drawn water from the river for irrigation for centuries and are among the city's best-known landmarks.
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