Al Queiq Waterwheel Repository

ارشيف نهر القويق للعجلات

Waterwheel Composition on the Queiq River

تكوين العجلات على نهر القويق

64 boxes and its triangle has 9 steps. It also has a stone waterwheel extending into the waterwheel orchard.

Waterwheel Composition on the Queiq River  - © 2024 The Water Commons Archives- Syria (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Location

الموقع

5 Waterwheels were documented in Aleppo on the Queiq River, 3 of which are documented inside the city.

Waterwheel Location in Aleppo on the Queiq River  - © 2024 The Water Commons Archives- Syria (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Al Mawlawiyeh Waterwheel

The arches to the right of the waterwheel carry the stone channel that transports water to the Malakhana Mosque near the Bab Al-Faraj clock,it was demolished in 1901

Material: Ahin Metal

Al-Kallasa Waterwheel

Between Al Kallasa And Jabal Mashhad- Photo Taken in 1959

The last waterwheel was demolished in 1902, which was Al Mawlawiyah Waterwheel

Al Almkhanh Mosque Waterwheel

One of the waterwheels that was on the banks of the Queiq River

It is possible that this small waterwheel was in the Malakhana orchard, which supplied it with water in the square of the current Directorate of Tourism.