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Water-lifting powered by a water-wheel
Gul streg
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A watermill transmits power to a water-lifting device
In the old town of Damascus, there is an exceptional construction. The river is directed to a waterwheel, on which there is a right angle gear. A fifteen-metre vertical shaft transmits the power to the top. Here there is a pot garland wheel. From the pots, the water is conducted along an aqueduct to the mosque.
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