Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
E605588
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is an ancient Iranian water management complex of canals, bridges, dams, and mills renowned as a masterpiece of engineering from the Sassanid era.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
hydraulic engineering system ⓘ water management complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Sassanid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
mortar ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| crosses | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment | 3rd century CE under Shapur I ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Band-e Kaisar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Band-e Khak NERFINISHED ⓘ Band-e Mizan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dariun Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Gargar Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizan Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatit River diversion works NERFINISHED ⓘ basins ⓘ bridges ⓘ dams ⓘ tunnels ⓘ water mills ⓘ waterfalls complex ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageValue | outstanding example of a multifunctional water management system ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Achaemenid hydraulic works ⓘ |
| inscriptionCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khuzestan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shushtar NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex network of canals carved into rock
ⓘ
integration of dams, bridges, canals, and mills in a single system ⓘ |
| period | Sassanid era ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
irrigation
ⓘ
powering water mills ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | masterpiece of creative genius in hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| region | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Sassanid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startConstructionCentury | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1315 ⓘ |
| usedFor | agricultural development of the Shushtar plain ⓘ |
| usesWaterFrom | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.