Homs
Water Installations of Homs, Near Al-Rastan - Overview
Recorded : 25 installations
(Note that data and information on water installations were gathered with the guide of Adriana De Miranda's thesis, "Water Architecture in the Lands of Syria").
Map 1- Identifying Water Installations in Al Rastan - © 2023 Joelle Deeb (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Identifying Installations:
Homs, Al-Rastan
A1- 13 Installations
A2- 6 Installations
B1- 2 Installations
C1- 1 Installation
C2- 1 Installation
Undefined - 2 installations
Tower Types:
A- 21 Installations
B- 2 Installations
C- 1 Installation
Undefined- 1 Installation
Aqueduct Types:
A- 15 Installations
E- 3 Installations
No Remains- 7 Installations
Map 2 - Water Installation type A1 in Al Rastan - © 2023 Joelle Deeb (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Installation types
Installation Type A1
Type A1 consists of 1 waterwheel in general
Installation Type A2
Usually consists of 2 waterwheels.
Installation Type C2
Usually consists of 4 waterwheels and two triangles
Installation Type B1
Usually consists of 2 waterwheels and two triangles
Tower Types
Tower Type A- 1 Opening
Tower Type C- 3 Openings
Tower Type B-
2 Openings
Zur Al Ashiq
Materials- Basalt and Mortar
Reconstructed in Reinforced Concrete:The pillars of the aqueduct and channels of the aqueduct
Note: A mill has been recorded in front of the installation as well as remainders of the dam and the wooden wheel.
Marij Al- Dur
Materials: Basalt and Mortar
Reconstructions (Reconstructed Concrete): Aqueduct channel
Original Findings: Part of the Aqueduct, the towers, Remains of the triangles
Note: It shares a dam with Ghur Al-Asi
Ghur Al-Asi
Materials: Limestone and mortar
Reconstructions (Reinforced Concrete and basalt):The aqueduct channel on sequence of short pillar (basalt)
Original findings: Two Triangles , aqueduct, and dam
Note: It shares a Dam with Marij Al-Dur.
Qabibat Al- Asi
Materials: Basalt and Mortar
Original Findings: tower and remains of the triangle
Note: The aqueduct has entirely disappeared
Al- Asila
Material: Basalt and Mortar
Reconstructed: The pillars (reinforced concrete and basalt)
The aqueduct Channel- (Reinforced concrete)
Tower, Triangle (basalt)
Note: On the aqueduct, there is an inscription with the date of reconstruction ( 1356/ 1937)
Al Jumaqiyya
Materials: Basalt and Mortar
Original Findings: The bigger tower, triangle, two aqueducts
Remains of smaller triangle and tower
Note: The biggest installation and the best perserved installation outside of hama.
Zur Abu Darda
Materials: Limestone, Basalt, Mortar
Reconstructions: Part of the aqueduct channel
Original Findings: Remains of tower, triangle, the first three arcades of the aqueduct and remains of dam.
Note: Hydraulic pumps are installed because the river current in this section of the valley is very strong.
Al- Shankiyya
Al Taqsis
Al- Jarniyya
Al Muradiyya
Al- Raabun
Al Sarmiyya
Zur Srehin
Al Qabbaliyya
Al Kharisa
Al Zirkadash and Al- Wajiyyat
Al Jinan