Addison, Figures 5a, b and c: Ancient Nabataean agricultural infrastructure

The Nabataeans were skilled in managing water resources for their city and the agriculture that sustained it. The photos at right and below right show a rock dam and a water channel carved in rock that were part of the city's water harvesting and irrigation system. Below, one of the many ancient rock walls with which the local farmers terraced their fields, allowing maximum efficiency of irrigation for each field.

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