Noun
aflaj (plural aflajes or aflaj)
(agriculture) An irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.
Debate continues to swirl over the origin of this irrigation system, which is at least 2700 years old: Sargon II of Assyria recorded the destruction of the aflaj of the Urartian city of Ulhu in 714 BC. Source: Internet
"Some of the aflaj have been permanently destroyed, others have stopped flowing," observes Kamal Sultan. Source: Internet
Some aflaj run along the contour lines, tracing the curves of wadis or valleys, like the falaj near Tanouf in the Jabal Akhdar that hugs the cliff wall high above the wadi floor. Source: Internet