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Mardin and Gaziantep water systems receive WHIS awards
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that the Mardin Dara Ancient City Water System and the Gaziantep Oğuzeli Halep Arığı Water System had received international awards. With these awards, the number of Türkiye’s sites on the World Heritage Irrigation Structures List has risen to five.
The Mardin Dara Ancient City Water System and the Gaziantep Oğuzeli Halep Arığı Water System received the World Heritage Irrigation Structures Award.
The awards were presented at the 2026 Congress of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, held in France. The two structures were nominated for the award by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works.
Number of listed sites rises to five
In a statement posted on his NSosyal account, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said that two more sites had received international recognition.
Yumaklı said that these two awards had brought the number of Türkiye’s sites on the World Heritage Irrigation Structures List to five. The minister congratulated the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works teams that contributed to preserving the historical heritage, as well as everyone who contributed to the work.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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