Water Collection and Distribution Systems in the Palermo Plain during the Middle Ages

Water Collection and Distribution Systems in the Palermo Plain during the Middle Ages

It has been said that Palermo is short of available water. However, nothing could be more wrong. Well-documented Arab sources and narrative chronicles reported an abundance of groundwater resources in Palermo Plain since the Middle Ages. The scarcity of sources and surface water in the Palermo Plain...

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Main Authors: Ioannis K. Kalavrouziotis, Silvia Sammataro, Roberta Maffettone, Pietro Todaro, Maurizio Carotenuto, Giusy Lofrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
history
Palermo
qanāt
ingruttati
gebbia
senia
saje
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/4/1662

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