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Shushtar Watermills


The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (watermills) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The watermills are particularly beautiful in the late evening.

The then "state of the art" watermills were built by Roman slaves who had been captured by Shahpur 1st along with their emperor Valerian at the battle of Edessa in Turkey in 259 A.D. This has been immortalised in the bas reliefs at Bishapur and Naqsh-e Rustam.

Can you imagine something built today lasting as long as 1700 years, particularly bearing in mind the relentless erosion caused by the water?

Shushtar Watermills
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Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills		 Shushtar Watermills
Shushtar Watermills

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