
Types of Vertical Water Wheels
The largest vertical water wheels in the world are the Noria Water Wheels found in Syria and Jordan. They are loed in Hama that is a river town, built on the banks of the Orontes. The town is famous for the 17 huge wooden water wheels, known as noria, which once scooped water from the river and deposited it into the aqueducts, which then supplied homes, public buildings and .