The New Irrigation Era in Iraq
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4042307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J H G Lebon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47 |
| Publication date | 1955-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/142410 |
| OpenAlex | W2335349507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
PT HE origin of irrigation in Mesopotamia is hidden in the dim, pre-Sumerian past, perhaps more than 6000 years ago. It is not necessary for our present purpose to trace historic advances and regressions in the irrigated area. It should, however, be realized that contemporary irrigation is partly based upon the system developed to its utmost ancient extent under Babylonian, Sassanian, and Abbasid rulers, which was ruined by the Mongol invaders, and left unrestored by the Ottoman Turks. More important, recently improved methods of constructing dams, controlling large rivers, distributing water to the land through canals, and drainage enable the Government of Iraq to devise plans which, when fully executed, will extend the cultivable land of the plains beyond its ancient limits, and will irrigate perennially where, in ancient times, only seasonal watering could be achieved
Ancient history · Archaeology · Drainage · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Irrigation · Mesopotamia · Sumerian · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Water resource management · Ecology · Environmental Science · History · Philosophy · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Water management and technologies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2017 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |