Cultural Heritages of Water: The cultural heritages of water in the Middle-East and the Maghreb. First edition = Les patrimoines culturels de l'eau: Les patrimoines culturels de l'eau au Moyen-Orient et au Maghreb. Première édition

El Faïz, Mohammed, Yehdhih, Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed, Gaye, Assane, Djellouli-Tabet, Yamna, Khanoussi, Mustapha, Bartl, Karin, Chambrade, Marie-Laure, Saadé-Sbeih, Myriam, Tsuk, Tsvika, Laureano, Pietro, Cotte, Michel, Tanyeli, Gulsun, Ikiz, Deniz, Al Musallam, Noora, Al Tikriti, Walid Yasin, Macumber, Philip G., Yazdi, Ali Asghar Semsar, Khaneiki, Majd Labbaf, Suaud, Sabrina and Grimal, Clémence (2015) Cultural Heritages of Water: The cultural heritages of water in the Middle-East and the Maghreb. First edition = Les patrimoines culturels de l'eau: Les patrimoines culturels de l'eau au Moyen-Orient et au Maghreb. Première édition. Other. ICOMOS, Charenton-le-Pont, France, 275p. ICOMOS Thematic studies, Cultural Heritages of Water. ISBN 978-2-918086-17-8 (e-version). [Book]

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Abstract (in English)

Water clearly has a special place amongst the many relationships which exist between man and nature. It is a permanent and essential human need. Access to water is a vital element common to all human civilisations; there are no exceptions, meaning that all civilisations have a water culture. In the course of history, this has led to a wide variety of tangible and social expressions, which we may consider to be one of the fundamental heritages of humanity. The aim of the approach adopted for this thematic study is to provide assistance for recognising, studying and preserving heritage of this type. For this initial study, ICOMOS has chosen to focus on the region of the Middle East and the Maghreb, inside the general framework of water rarity. The thematic study proposes a typological inventory which should primarily be seen as a methodological aid for anyone wishing to consider the above-mentioned aspects, either with a view to achieving recognition and protection of such heritages by the World Heritage List or to protecting heritage in a national context. A second edition is foreseen at a later stage which would complete the overall picture with some additional contributions.

L’eau occupe sans aucun doute une place privilégiée au sein des nombreuses relations que l’homme entretient avec la nature. Il s’agit d’un besoin humain permanent essentiel. Cet accès à l’eau constitue un élément vital commun à toutes les civilisations humaines ; aucune n’y échappe et toutes ont en conséquence une culture de l’eau. Au cours de l’histoire, cela a conduit à des expressions matérielles et sociales diversifiées, en un mot à l’un des patrimoines fondamentaux de l’humanité. Une aide pour leur reconnaissance, leur étude et leur préservation constitue le premier objectif de la démarche que nous entreprenons ici. Pour cette étude initiale, l’ICOMOS a choisi de se concentrer sur la région du Moyen- Orient et du Maghreb, au sein du cadre général de l’eau rare. L’étude thématique propose un inventaire typologique qui doit surtout être une aide méthodologique pour tous ceux qui voudront bien se pencher sur les aspects susmentionnés, que ce soit dans le but d’une reconnaissance et d’une protection de ces patrimoines par la Liste du patrimoine mondial ou dans celui d’une protection dans un cadre national. Une deuxième édition est prévue ultérieurement qui compléterait l'image globale avec quelques contributions supplémentaires.

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El Faïz, Mohammed
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Yehdhih, Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed
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Gaye, Assane
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Djellouli-Tabet, Yamna
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Khanoussi, Mustapha
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Bartl, Karin
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Chambrade, Marie-Laure
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Saadé-Sbeih, Myriam
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Tsuk, Tsvika
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Laureano, Pietro
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Cotte, Michel
cotte.michel@orange.fr
Tanyeli, Gulsun
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Ikiz, Deniz
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Al Musallam, Noora
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Al Tikriti, Walid Yasin
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Macumber, Philip G.
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Yazdi, Ali Asghar Semsar
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Khaneiki, Majd Labbaf
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Suaud, Sabrina
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Grimal, Clémence
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bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Sheikha Mai
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Durighello, Regina
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Cotte, Michel
cotte.michel@orange.fr
Corporate Authors: ICOMOS
Languages: English, French
Keywords: cultural heritage; water; irrigation systems; typology; categories; identification; methodology; cultural landscapes; hydraulic structures; historic gardens; water management; arid regions; semi-arid regions; Case studies; Maghreb; Mauritania; Egypt; Tunisia; Morocco; Syria; Lebanon; Palestine; Israel; Jordan; Turkey; Iraq; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Yemen; Oman; United Arab Emirates; Qatar; Bahrain; Iran; Arab countries
Subjects: H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 06. Cultural landscapes
H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 10. Historic gardens
H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 16. Industrial and technical heritage
H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 26. Urban settlements
J. HERITAGE ECONOMICS > 04. Methodologies of evaluation
N. ANTHROPOLOGY > 01. Generalities
O. INTANGIBLE HERITAGE > 06. Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 02. Africa
H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 27A. Water heritage
National Committee: ICOMOS International
International Scientific Committee: Water and Heritage
ICOMOS Special Collection: ICOMOS Thematic studies
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume: Cultural Heritages of Water
Number of Pages: 275
ISBN: 978-2-918086-17-8 (e-version)
Depositing User: ICOMOS DocCentre
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2015 10:30
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2023 13:08
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URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/1572

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