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Operating sâqiyas
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Sâqiya near Babylon in Iraq
In Iraq, most of the sâqiyas are made of iron. In some cases, the oxen are replaced by a horse. The preferred draught-animal for the sâqiya is the camel, the buffalo, the ox, the mule or the donkey.
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