The Nabataeans
greatest accomplishment was probably their system of water management. They developed
a system to collect rainwater using water channels, pipes, and underground cisterns.
Added to this, they developed very strong, waterproof cement, some of which is still
in existence to this day.
Throughout the city of
Petraare hundreds of underground water cisterns. Every possible drop of rainwater, as
well as the water piped into the city was stored and used late
Along the left hand side of
the siq, a covered water channel used to bring water from the spring in Wadi Musa
into the center of
Petra
Along the right hand side of the
siq, clay water pipes brought water into the city.
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