Illustrative image: In ancient times, Orontes was the major river of the Levant region. The Norias of Hama are a number of norias ("wheels of pots") along the Orontes River in the city of Hama. They are mostly unused now and serve an aesthetic purpose. Hama, Orontes River, Syria. — Vyacheslav Argenberg/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0