Iran Press/ Iran news: Shushtar waterfalls and water mills were registered as a historic water structure in 2009 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This beautiful water structure has always attracted foreign tourists.
This ancient historical complex includes a water mill and three bladed, cyclic and floating mills used in the Shushtar water structure.
The Shushtar mills and waterfalls are a unique example of the optimal use of water some 2500 years ago.
The Shushtar water structure is a set of dams, tunnels and water mills, which represents an industrial and economic complex and is of interest to researchers and historians.
This water structure is located in the vicinity of the historical context of Shushtar city, which in the past, in addition to industrial uses, also supplied water to the residents of Shushtar during the days of water shortage.
The Shushtar water structure is a connected set of bridges, dams, mills, waterfalls and water guiding tunnels and they work in connection with each other, and it was built in the historical period from the Achaemenid to the Sassanid period with the aim of making more use of water.
The coolness of this water structure makes the Shushtar water structure more enjoyable for tourists and travelers in the summer.
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