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La Pared de los Moros

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La Pared de los Moros
LocationTeruel province, Aragon, Spain
Opening date3rd century
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsFarlán (Ebro basin)
Height8.4 m
Length68.0 m
Width (base)2.7 m

La Pared de los Moros (English: "The Moors’ Wall") was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 3rd century AD.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Arenillas & Castillo 2003. The authors point out that in the past many Roman structures in Spain were wrongly attributed to the Moors.

References

  • Arenillas, Miguel; Castillo, Juan C. (2003), "Dams from the Roman Era in Spain. Analysis of Design Forms (with Appendix)", 1st International Congress on Construction History [20th–24th January], Madrid