The Harbaqa Dam or Kharbaqa Dam (Arabic: سد خربقة) was a Roman era Palmyrene gravity dam in the Syrian desert about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest from Palmyra on the road to Damascus. The dam, built of rubble, concrete, and dressed with ashlar stones, dates to the first or second century AD. The dam later was used as a water supply for the Umayyad palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi.
The HarbaqaDam or Kharbaqa Dam (Arabic: سد خربقة) was a Roman era Palmyrene gravity dam in the Syrian desert about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest from...
larger dam structures than previously built, such as the Lake Homs Dam, possibly the largest water barrier to that date, and the HarbaqaDam, both in...
Homs Dam, possibly the largest water barrier to date, and the sturdy HarbaqaDam, both of which consist of a concrete core. On the whole, Roman dam engineering...
The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Mérida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The earth dam Roman concrete...
The Subiaco Dams were a group of three Roman gravity dams at Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, devised as pleasure lakes for Emperor Nero (54–68 AD). The biggest...
The Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Mérida, Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. It was built as part of the infrastructure...
The Lake Homs Dam, also known as Qattinah Dam, is a Roman-built dam near the city of Homs, Syria, which is in use to this day. Contrary to an older hypothesis...
The Muro Dam was a Roman dam in Portugal. Located near the eastern municipality of Campo Maior, it is the largest surviving ancient dam in the country...
Puy Foradado Dam was a Roman arch-gravity dam in Zaragoza province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. List of Roman dams and reservoirs...
The Kasserine Dam was a Roman dam at Kasserine (ancient Cillium), Tunisia. The curved structure which dates to the 2nd century AD is variously classified...
structures to be built, like the Lake Homs Dam, possibly the largest water barrier today, and the sturdy HarbaqaDam, both of which consist of a concrete core...
The Consuegra Dam is a ruined Roman buttress dam in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. The dam dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD. It is on the...
The Iturranduz Dam was a Roman buttress dam in Navarra, Spain. It consisted of two dams, one dating to the 2nd, the other to the 3rd or 4th century AD...
The Esparragalejo Dam was a Roman multiple arch buttress dam at Esparragalejo, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Dating to the 1st century AD, it is...
The Roman Dam of Belas (Portuguese: Barragem Romana de Belas) is a 3rd-century Roman barrier constructed to serve the city of Olisipo, located in civil...
and store the occasional rainfall. The most notable irrigation work is HarbaqaDam which was constructed in the late first century AD; it is located 48 km...
The Glanum Dam, also known as the Vallon de Baume dam, was a Roman arch dam built to supply water to the Roman town of Glanum, the remains of which stand...
Virgen del Pilar Dam was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. List of Roman dams and reservoirs Roman...
The Muel Dam was a Roman gravity dam in Zaragoza province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 1st century AD. The resulting reservoir in Muel, fed by the Huerva...
Moors’ Wall) was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 3rd century AD. The remnants of the dam are located in the bed of the...
The Dara Dam was a Roman arch dam at Dara in Mesopotamia (modern-day Turkey), a rare pre-modern example of this dam type. The modern identification of...
The Alcantarilla Dam is a ruined Roman gravity dam in Mazarambroz, Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, dating to the 2nd century BC. The toponym...
history and linking the civilizing of the Romans to that of the Mandate. HarbaqaDam Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi Poidebard, A. (1927). Les routes anciennes en...
la Cuba Dam was a Roman gravity dam in Almonacid de la Cuba, Zaragoza province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 1st century AD. List of Roman dams and reservoirs...
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