Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, a masterpiece of genius and creativity, the manifestation of ancient architecture

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I live in a land that has long been famous for its amazing architecture and structure.
Today we will have a trip to the south of Iran to introduce you to one of the works of the Achaemenid kings
This amazing structure is known as Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, which is located in a corner of Khuzestan province and attracts enthusiasts.
Structures that still have the glory of the past and are one of the honors of Iranians in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
By seeing this collection, one can understand a page of the history of this land and search for glorious days in it.

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As I said, the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is one of the works inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This historical and unique site has been named as the largest industrial complex in the world before the Industrial Revolution.
This work is one of the technical and engineering masterpieces in the world according to the time of construction and the period in which it was built.


Each Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System has its own function, which in connection with each other, forms an interconnected set.

In the construction and architecture of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, materials such as stone, brick and Sarooj mortar have been used.
What is Sarooj?
(Sarooj is a traditional water-resistant mortar used in Iranian architecture, [1] [2] used in the construction of bridges, [3] and yakhchal. [4] It is made of clay and limestone mixed in a six-to-four ratio to make a stiff mix, and kneaded for two days [citation needed]. A portion of furnace slags from baths is combined with cattail (Typha) fibers, egg, and straw, and fixed, then beaten with a wooden stick for even mixing. Egg whites can be used as a water reducer as needed.)source of this paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarooj

These structures once prospered industry and agriculture and played an important role in transportation, communications, and commerce.
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System delivered water evenly throughout the city and prevented the eruption of the Karun River.
They also create cool air that sends water to people's homes through the Shavadons, which in Shushtar dialect(accent) refers to cellars and basements(warhouses).
In addition, agricultural lands were irrigated and mill cycles were used to produce wheat flour.


This complex is a complex irrigation system that according to the documents dates back to the fifth century BC.
Since then, using clever and highly engineered designs, they have built an interconnected set of bridges, dams, mills, waterfalls, canals and massive water conduction tunnels to make the most of their water.


It can be said that this collection should be called the living museum of the water industry of ancient Iran, which has been a document proving the very advanced knowledge of these people in water sciences in the past.
One of the things that surprises many people is the way the collection works, which 1700 years ago was not something that could be easily bypassed with the tools of that time.


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google map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shushtar+Historical+Hydraulic+System/@32.0440369,48.8584727,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x456115d7b2f5f8a6?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjyvq70z5n4AhUySPEDHTwTDsgQ_BJ6BAhlEAU

unesco link: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1315/


My whole effort in burt has been to show another view of Iran.
Something that the political news of the world these days shows the unreal face of this country.
Its culture, customs, traditions and hospitable and peaceful people are not displayed anywhere in the news or in the world.
In my travels, I try to talk to you about the strong and enduring history of this country, the customs of different cities, local food, architecture and its people.
To know that what is shown to you from the outside is just a corner of the extravagance of politicians who openly hide the strong culture and #history of this country.


Thank you for Your attention to my blog.I'm very grateful to you for supporting me by reading and send comments, following, and upvoting.
Yours sincerely:@Machan

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Wow, what a place!
Nicely clicked all pics!


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  ·  2 years ago  ·  

thank you @nazirhussain🙏

Excellent pics and thanks for sharing this. I had no idea it even existed and am now researching it more. It is interesting to me how great accomplishments like this that happened before the industrial revolution as we know it in the west seem to be more efficient, cleaner and better in general for the people and environment we live in.

  ·  2 years ago  ·  

I agree with you @newsnownorthwest
This work is one of the technical and engineering masterpieces in the world according to the time of construction and the period in which it was built.😃
In my opinion, this structure is really a masterpiece of genius and creativity.
How did they manage to make this at that time? I'm still amazed.😮

I think perhaps we have not been told the truth about with historical things like this. I'm near some UNESCO world heritage sites where I live. They are natural not man made but we are not told the truth about them to this day. It seems to me UNESCO is part of a bigger agenda trying to hide very important things in plain sight by lying about their origins and other things to the world's population. I live in a country with one of the biggest and most effective propaganda apparatuses in existence. I feel at times like I'm actually living in the reality that is from the book "1984". I'm very amazed by this hydraulic system you have showed me. I'm moving out of the city in the next couple months and going to purchase some property and live the rest of my life off of the grid.

  ·  2 years ago  ·  

I agree with you the most that governments are now not only trying to hide the obvious truths of the past, but also sometimes trying to undermine and change them.
There are many things that are not even man-made and are natural.Maybe that's why we travel
To discover
To know
To learn
To transfer
And protect it for future generations.
About the book you said. Yes, I have read it too.The book (1984) seems to me to be a kind of prophecy, and while it was written by George Orwell about 60 years ago, it is very close to the present world.
In fact, there are many things around the city that remind me of telescreens.
There are also many other cases in society today and I see that they are familiar to me and remind me of 1984!
I am very glad that you have made this decision.I hope you succeed in achieving this goal👍

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i like history. with history we can see what happened in the past, and that way we can also find out how advanced civilization was at that time.

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yeah.that's true👍 @darmianto5

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thank you @blurt-network so much🙏

  ·  2 years ago  ·  

These are really nice pics you shared and Iran is really nice, just someone needs to show that except for the tales of magic and talism that western media have spread.

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Thank you @tekraze very much for taking the time to read & view my post🙏🤝