IRAN - "The Wonderland!"

Credits:
Music:
- Oxia - Domino (Morten Granau Remix)

PHOTOS
SOHEIL CALLAGE - IRAN TRIP 2018, + SOME ONLINE PHOTOS

VIDEO BY:
HTTPS://CALLAGE.COM

Note: Due to timing constraints you may want to pause the video for descriptions

City of Shushtar was an important agricultural center in southern part of the Persian Empire . Located near Susa, the capital of the empire during the reign of Darius the Great, Shushtar irrigation system was developed 2,500 years ago and reached it's peak level during the reign of the Sassanid King, Shapur-1, 1,800 years ago.

By this time, Shushtar Irrigation System became a hydraulic system comprising of canals, bridges, wiers, flood controls, along with 32 watermills handling different types of grains harvested from 37000 acres of the sounding farm lands.

Shushtar Hydraulic System was built by the Roman Empire corps of engineers who were captured in the Roman invasion of Persia. King Shapur defeated the Roman Emperor Valerian in 260 CD and captured his entire army. He used them to add or improve the existing bridges, canals, dams, and weirs.

Shushtar Hydraulic System was operational (from what was left of it) until early 20th century. Some of the watermills still work, and with a small fee are demonstrated to tourists.

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