Mosque al Nuri and waterwhells on Orontes River, Hama, Syria, Middle East

Waterwheels (norias) on Orontes River, Mosque al Nuri on far bank, Hama, Syria, Middle East

Waterwheels (norias) on the River Orontes, and Mosque al Nuri, dating from 1172, Hama, Syria, Middle East

SYRIA Central Hama Wooden norias or waterwheels on the Orontes river and the Al-Nuri Mosque dating from 1172 and built of limestone and basalt. Large section of a wheel in the immediate foreground.

SYRIA Central Hama Wooden norias or waterwheels on the Orontes river. Part view of wheel section in the foreground framing the Al-Nuri Mosque dating from 1172 and built of limestone and basalt.

SYRIA Central Hama Wooden norias or waterwheels on the Orontes river and the Al-Nuri Mosque dating from 1172 and built of limestone and basalt.

SYRIA Central Hama Wooden norias or waterwheels on the Orontes river and the Al Nuri Mosque dating from 1172 and built of limestone and basalt. Section of wheel in the immediate foreground.