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Jawa Dam
Jawa Dam

The Jawa Dam is the remains of an ancient masonry gravity dam on Wadi Rajil at Jawa in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan. It is the oldest known dam in the world, dating back to the fourth millennium BC. The dam was part of a water supply system that included other smaller dams, channels and deflectors across the wadi to support the short lived local town of Jawa.
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Country: Jordan
District: Mafraq Governorate
Category: Bridges and Water Structures
Site History: Fourth Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Bronze Age
Site Features: Bronze Age Monuments
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