Planning
Monday, November 10, 2025
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09:00 - 09:30
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Registration of participants and attendance - Upon arrival, a reception desk will be set up to facilitate the registration process. Each participant will be asked to register, receive their name badge, and event documents. |
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09:30 - 09:40
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Opening speech (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Jasser al-Harbash (Chief Executive Officer of the Heritage Commission) |
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09:40 - 09:50
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Opening speech (Princess Noura Université) - Lina Drappeau (CEO of Preventive & Digitral Achaeology) |
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09:50 - 10:00
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Overview of ancient water systems in Saudi Arabia. Contributions to understanding ancient irrigation systems (aflaj). (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Ajab al-Otaibi |
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10:05 - 11:30
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Results of archaeological investigations of hydraulic networks in al-Kharj and al-Aflaj (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Saba Farès & Dr. Saud al-Thiyab |
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11:30 - 12:30
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Break (Princess Noura Université) |
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12:30 - 12:55
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Further insight into hydraulic systems in al-Kharj and al-Aflaj (Princess Noura Université) |
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12:35 - 12:40
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Ancient irrigation systems in the Yamama region: a case study of Al-Kharj and Al-Aflaj (Saudi Arabia). (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Abdulaziz Al-Ghazzi |
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12:40 - 12:50
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Al-Salmiya Falaj in Al-Kharj Governorate: A Technical and Social Study of the Heritage Water System (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Hessah Al-Shammari |
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12:50 - 12:55
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Open discussion and questions |
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13:00 - 13:55
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Preserving the Aflaj System and Adapting it in the Face of Contemporary Challenges (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Kamal al-Mallakh |
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13:05 - 13:10
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Water resources in the Arabian Peninsula during the Islamic periods: collection techniques, distribution methods, and adaptation issues (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Saud al-Thiyab |
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13:10 - 13:20
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Drainage tunnels in Spain: water management and irrigation as part of cultural heritage and lessons learned for a sustainable future (Princess Noura Université) - José Martin Civantos |
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13:20 - 13:30
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Successive technological developments in aflaj systems: A comparative study of two distinct generations in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula. (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Rémy Boucharlat |
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13:30 - 13:35
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Open discussion and questions |
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13:35 - 14:15
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Comparing technical and social transformations in traditional irrigation systems across oases and ancient water traditions (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. José Martin Civantos |
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13:40 - 13:50
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Socio-spatial and temporal constraints within a rain-fed oasis in southeastern Morocco (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Abdallah al-Hamourri |
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13:50 - 14:10
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From wells to qanats: 30 years of research on the qanats of the Kharga Oasis in the Paris Basin, Egypt (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Gaëlle Tallet & Thierry Gonon |
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14:10 - 14:15
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Open discussion and questions |
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14:15 - 14:25
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Summary of the highlights of the workshop, with a review of future recommendations - Dr. Ajab al-Otaibi |
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