Hawara

Country: 
Jordan
Age: 
Roman
Period: 
II -IIIAD
Location: 
Roman fortress
Modern name: 
Humayma
Machine name: 
unknown water-lifting machine
Use: 
to raise water
Location_getLoc: 
Latitude: 29.953147
Longitude: 35.348242

General description: 
Small Nabataean settlement, dates back to 1 st BC. halfway between Petra and Aqaba Became "Provincia Arabia" in and after AD 106 and Trajan´s forces built a major fort for administration of the region. There is also a Roman aqueduct
General notes / Footnotes: 
it is well-estalished water-supply system due to maybe being a major fort
Lat_orig: 
29.953147° N
Long_orig: 
35.348242°E
sinter: 
yes