Tony is listening to the sound of these ancient waterwheels in the city of Hit/Heet in Western Iraq. Traditional Iraqi waterwheels (Na’ouras) are large wooden structures, some up to 12 meters in diameter, historically used to lift water from rivers like the Euphrates for irrigation of farmland. These iconic wheels, once a common sight and sound in places like Hit in the Anbar province, largely disappeared by the mid-1970s with the introduction of electric pumps. However, the waterwheels in this video have been revived and are now a tourist attraction on the Euphrates River. It sounds like they are now motorised, but it’s hard to tell.
Tony again listening to the famous Iraqi waterwheels in Hit, Western Iraq. Taken from a different angle on a pontoon on the Euphrates River. The huge wooden wheels can clearly be seen pounding away – a magnificent sight and sound.
