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SPATE IRRIGATION IN YEMEN

1.6. SPATE IRRIGATION IN YEMEN. Spate irrigation - globally. Was spate irrigation invented in Yemen?. Mar’ib Dam. Construction started 5000 years ago Barrage 18 meter high and 700 meter long Irrigation off-takes on both sides (60 cubic meter/s) Command area of 9600 hectar

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SPATE IRRIGATION IN YEMEN

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  1. 1.6 SPATE IRRIGATION IN YEMEN

  2. Spate irrigation - globally

  3. Was spate irrigation invented in Yemen?

  4. Mar’ib Dam • Construction started 5000 years ago • Barrage 18 meter high and 700 meter long • Irrigation off-takes on both sides (60 cubic meter/s) • Command area of 9600 hectar • Supported population of 30-50,000 people • Final catastrophic breach 2400 years ago

  5. Type of spate systems in Yemen: (1) large coastal systems Tihama systems South Yemen systems

  6. Type of spate irrigation in Yemen(2) smaller systems - Hadramawt

  7. Type of spate irrigation in Yemen(3) mini systems – mountain systems

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