Irrigation and drainage

Sites related to man-made constructions for water supply (for agriculture or drinking water) or removal of water.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Irrigation and drainage':

  • Aflaj irrigation system
  • Angkor Holds rrigation and drainage facilities such as reservoirs and canals to prevent floods and store irrigation water
  • Anuradhapura Has large "tanks" and associated irrigation canals etc. These were built to enable the city to run and feed itself as it lies within Sri Lanka's "dry zone"
  • Calakmul
  • El Fuerte de Samaipata ICOMOS: "There is an impressive series of at least nine cultivation terraces on the east and south of the rock. They are interconnected by means of stone steps and have a sophisticated system for drainage."
  • Fortifications of Vauban Longwy: 5 wells for drinking water to see the inhabitants through a siege
  • Incense Route of the Negev
  • Kuk
  • Maulbronn Monastery Maulbronn Abbey for its extensive watermanagement system of reservoirs and channels
  • Mexico City Tenochtitlan artificial lake; link
  • Moenjodaro
  • Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
  • Old City of Jerusalem Hizkia reservoir (drinking water supply)
  • Old Town of Lijiang
  • Orkhon Valley Ordu-Baliq - remains of a water drainage system
  • Palmeral of Elche
  • Paquimé
  • Petra "The area is visited by flash floods and archaeological evidence demonstrates the Nabataeans controlled these floods by the use of dams, cisterns and water conduits. These innovations stored water for prolonged periods of drought, and enabled the city to prosper from its sale" (Wiki)
  • Polonnaruva Has large "tanks" and associated irrigation canals etc. These were built to enable the city to run and feed itself as it lies within Sri Lanka's "dry zone" ; link
  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Gravity-fed irrigation system, utilizing water from aquifers in the forests 2,000 feet above.
  • Shushtar
  • Southern Öland Alby
  • Sukhothai
  • Tikal National Park
  • Tiwanaku