Al-Aflaj和相关的口头传统、建筑、维护和公平配水的知识和技能是相关社区引以为豪的来源。Al-Aflaj是一种传统的灌溉系统,它使用地下隧道将水从地下水源长距离输送到盆地,社区可以在那里获取水。从高地到平原,水以逐渐的梯度流动,而地下隧道减少了蒸发。Al-Aflaj还包括一个地表渠道网络,将水分配给当地农场。Al-Aflaj系统基于与自然和宇宙相关的遗传知识和实践。它还依赖于根据植被类型和其他迹象寻找水源的传统技能,以及维护灌溉系统和确保水的公平分配的钻探技能。社区成员为维护Al-Aflaj和清除隧道中的泥土做出贡献;这种知识和经验已经流传了3000年。相关知识通过指导和分享经验以及其他方式传播,如学校学生实地考察。几个世纪以来,Al-Aflaj一直致力于为人类和动物提供饮用水,并在干旱环境中灌溉农田,展示了该社区在面对缺水和沙漠环境时的创造力。

2020年度列入人类非物质文化遗产名录。

来源:联合国教科文组织亚太地区非物质文化遗产国际培训中心

 

Al Aflaj and the related oral traditions, knowledge and skills of construction, maintenance and equitable water distribution are a source of pride for the associated communities. Al Aflaj is a traditional irrigation system which uses an underground tunnel to conduct water over long distances from an underground source to a basin, where the community can access it. The water flows by gradual gradient from highlands to flatlands, while the underground tunnels reduce evaporation. Al Aflaj also includes a network of surface channels, which distributes water to local farms. The Al Aflaj system is based on inherited knowledge and practices related to nature and the universe. It also relies on traditional skills in finding water sources based on types of vegetation and other indications, as well as drilling skills for maintaining the irrigation system and ensuring the equitable distribution of water. Community members contribute to maintaining Al Aflaj and clearing the tunnels of mud; this knowledge and experience has been passed down for 3,000 years. Related knowledge is transmitted through instruction and shared experience as well as by other means such as field trips for school students. Throughout the centuries, the Al Aflaj have served to provide drinkable water for humans and animals and to irrigate farms in an arid environment, demonstrating the community’s creativity in the face of water scarcity and the desert environment.

Included in the list of human intangible cultural heritage in 2020.

Source: UNESCO International Training Center for intangible cultural heritage in the Asia Pacific Region.




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