The LakeHomsDam, 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...
LakeHoms (Arabic: بحيرة حمص) (also called Lake Qattinah, Arabic: بحيرة قطينة) is a lake near Homs, Syria, fed by the Orontes River. The lake is 15 km...
its capital. LakeHomsDam was built by the Roman emperor Diocletian in 290 CE.[citation needed] In addition to LakeHoms, further Roman dams and dykes would...
structures to be built, like the LakeHomsDam, possibly the largest water barrier to date, and the sturdy Harbaqa Dam, both of which consist of a concrete...
continuously operational dam is LakeHomsDam, built in Syria between 1319-1304 BC. The Ancient Egyptian Sadd-el-Kafara Dam at Wadi Al-Garawi, about 25 km...
structures to be built, like the LakeHomsDam, possibly the largest water barrier today, and the sturdy Harbaqa Dam, both of which consist of a 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 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 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...
Ebro valley. The Huerva River wasn't dammed again until 1731, when the Mezalocha dam project commenced. The lake impounded by the wall has completely...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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 Kasserine Dam was a Roman dam at Kasserine (ancient Cillium), Tunisia. The curved structure which dates to the 2nd century AD is variously classified...
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...
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...
The Esparragalejo Dam was a Roman multiple arch buttress dam at Esparragalejo, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Dating to the 1st century AD, it is...
a corridor—the Homs Gap—through which run the highway and railroad from Homs to the Lebanese port of Tripoli. For centuries the Homs Gap has been a favorite...
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...
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...
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...
Al-Rastan (0.2 km3), the LakeHomsDam (Qattinah) (0.2 km3), the Mouhardeh (0.07 km3) and the Taldo (0.02 km3). In 2007 there were 49 dams on the Orontes River...
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...
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