The main course of the wadī defines the western edge of the oasis. However, a number of smaller discharge channels running down the hills extend north-south, truncating the east-west linearity of the oasis. One such course defines the eastern edge of Дārat al-Wadī a settlement quarter which once partially incorporated the suq. Bayt ar-Rudaydah controls the aflāj system, Falaj alKhatmeen, close to its access point (sharia), one of five such systems from Oman inscribed on the World Heritage Site list. A falaj channel extends eastwards from as-Сaybanī - mainly as a prominent raised aqueduct - to reach the gardens surrounding al-Makasir, a feature of importance significance as far as the built heritage of the oasis is concerned. During the seventeenth century reconstruction phase due to the YaΚāribah initiative Дārat asСaybanī began expanding along two newly instituted falaj channels at the base of the hill, which later expanded even further into the garden area at the turn of the twentieth century.
Hydrology and Agriculture: Barkat al-Mawz MANAGING HERITAGE: DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
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