Norias (Water Wheels) Hamah

... catch up on some TV and Salma and I headed out to explore the town.  Hama is known for its wooden water wheels called Norias.    The wheels are huge, up to 20m which is equivalent in height to a four or five story building.  Too ...

... aqueducts, fountains, gardened waterfalls and streets have been tastefully festooned with lights to great effect. I missed seeing any lit up Norias but the central ones are being renovated in time for peak season so they've probably cut the power for ...

... Palace in Aleppo with the creepy dudes. There are Noria's peppered around the town and all within walking distance. The Norias were constructed to scoop water from the river and deposit it into aqueducts which then channeled it into nearby fields and ...

... night time temperature is perfect and the breeze feels healthy after a days smog.   Hama is home to some incredible water wheels (norias), some of them are 20m in diameter and they groan as they turn. It gives the town, with its old souqs and old ...

... have been deserted for about 15 centuries. Back in Hama on our last night we hoped for once we would see the cities Norias (wooden water wheels up to 20m in diameter) in motion, their creaking famous throughout the middle east, because both the water ...

... Hama, Syria If you've been to Hama or know anything about it you are probably wondering why we haven't mentioned the "norias". A "noria" is a wooden waterwheel used to lift water out of the river and into aqueducts which drain it to the fields for ...

... but unfortunately the Norias, which Hama is famous for, were not working due to the low water level in the Orontes river. The Norias are basically huge wooden water wheels up to 20 metres in diameter (about 4 storeys high) that have existed in the town ...

Hama is famous throughout Syria for its giant groaning, creaking wooden waterwheels known locally as 'norias'. They are splendid in appearance although the noise emitted is extraordinarily loud and fairly painful on the ...

... of a low note after having been so disappointed with Palmyra. I had some pretty high expectations of Hama... photos of the norias (water wheels) had left me picturing a quiet little town... however the river is full of trash, is stinnnnnnnnnky, and ...

... sur le bungalow suivant. Et c'est pas forcement moins cher. Hama est une petite ville ou toute invite a la flanerie. Les norias tournent mollement (pour le plaisir des touristes parce que en realite elles ne servent plus a rien et font plus de boucan ...