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[IT] La città di Palermo e la sua valle circostante sono un importante paesaggio storico irriguo,caratterizzato da strutture idrauliche sotterranee e da una lunga tradizione di sistemi diirrigazione ereditati dalla presenza islamica in Sicilia nel medioevo (IX-XI secolo). La “rivoluzione verde” islamica ha radicalmente innovato i sistemi di irrigazione siciliani e questoportò all’introduzione e alla diffusione di nuove specie coltivate. Nell’area suburbana di Pa-lermo sono stati indagati 63 infrastrutture idrauliche e tunnel di scolo, classificati in 4 ca-tegorie: 1) qanāts; 2) qanāts ciechi; 3) pozzi collegati; 4) gallerie di scolo emergenti. Que-ste strutture, nonostante alcuni dubbi circa la loro esatta datazione, sembra siano tipicidel periodo medievale. Il castello normanno di Favara / Maredolce e il suo parco (XII secolo)è un interessante caso studio per valutare il ruolo del patrimonio islamico nella gestionedell’acqua nella valle palermitana ed è uno straordinario esempio di come l’ingegneria idrau-lica islamica fosse usata per dimostrare il potere reale.
[EN]The city of Palermo and its surrounding valley is an important historic irrigated landscape,characterized by underground hydraulic structures and by a long tradition of irrigation systems inherited from the Islamic presence in Sicily throughout the Middle Ages (9th-11thcentury). The Islamic “green revolution” radically innovated the irrigation systems of Sicily and thus also lead to the introduction and diffusion of new irrigated crops. In Palermo’s suburban areas, 63 hydraulic infrastructure and drainage tunnel sites have been surveyed andclassified into 4 hydraulic categories: 1) qanāts; 2) blind qanāts; 3) connected wells; 4)emerging drainage galleries. These structures, notwithstanding some doubts concerningtheir exact dating, seem to be typical of the Medieval period. The Norman Favara /Maredolce castle and park (12thcentury) is a particularly interesting case study in evaluating the role of Islamic heritage in Palermo valley water management and is an extraordi-nary example of how Islamic hydraulic engineering was used to demonstrate royal power.
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Arqueología islámica, Hidrogeología, Sicilia, Hydrogeology, Islamic archaeology, Medieval Sicily, Historical water systems, Ecología del paisaje histórico, Historical landscape ecology, Sistemas históricos de regadío
Arqueología islámica, Hidrogeología, Sicilia, Hydrogeology, Islamic archaeology, Medieval Sicily, Historical water systems, Ecología del paisaje histórico, Historical landscape ecology, Sistemas históricos de regadío
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