Jerwan Aqueduct

aqueduct · 720 BC – 540 BC

The Assyrian king Sennacherib had an aqueduct constructed between 703 and 690 B.C. near the ancient city of Girmua. The structure is part of the "Khinnis [Canal] System." The identification of the structure's builder is confirmed by means of several inscriptions.

Coordinates

36.66952, 43.39460

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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