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THE UNDERGROUND AQUEDUCT

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Umm Qais (Gadara), Jordan
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2024
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2024

160 km long aqueduct, 90 km of which runs underground, used to supply water to the city of Gadara, a site not to be missed

The site of the ancient city is punctuated with grated wells leading to underground tunnels. It is an aqueduct of 160 km which was used to supply the city of Gadara with water, of which 94 km are underground. It is the longest aqueduct ever discovered in the Roman Empire, which connected Mount Hermont to Gadara via Abila. Recently, archaeologists have discovered that some of these tunnels were also used to defend the city from possible invaders, allowing the supply of food or the escape in case of siege

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