The Ministry of Water Resources announced today, Saturday, the inclusion of the Lower Kahriz Haji Bekhan on the World Heritage List of Irrigation Facilities.
The ministry stated in a statement that “during the meetings of the 75th Executive Council of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) held in the Australian city of Sydney for the period from (1-7-2024), it was announced that the Lower Kahriz Haji Bekhan in Kirkuk Governorate would be included on the World Heritage List of Irrigation Facilities, as it is an engineering achievement for building underground water channels, which required a deep understanding of various factors such as the slope of the terrain and the depth of the groundwater level one hundred and fifty years ago to provide irrigation water for agricultural and domestic purposes.”
The statement added that “this achievement came after the efforts of the Ministry of Water Resources, headed by the Minister and Technical Undersecretary, Chairman of the Iraqi National Co
mmittee for Irrigation and Drainage, to include our heritage irrigation facilities in such forums and introduce them internationally.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency