Jerwan Aqueduct
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Dec 06, 2017 10:35 AM
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History
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ANE
The Assyrian king Sennacherib had an aqueduct constructed between 703 and 690 B.C. near the ancient city of Girmua. The structure is part of the "Khinnis [Canal] System." The identification of the structure's builder is confirmed by means of several inscriptions.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/10280471
36.6695211182, 43.3945950195
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Jerwan Aqueduct (720 BC - 540 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Jerwan Aqueduct part of (physical/topographic) Girmua (unspecified date range)
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aqueduct
Pleiades
Jamie Novotny, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Jerwan Aqueduct: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2017 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/10280471> [accessed: 26 November 2024]
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