Historical irrigation system of the Algarve’s coastal plain

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The research carried out as part of the INCULTUM pilot in Portugal on the historical irrigation system of the Algarve’s coastal plain, with Islamic influence, will be presented at the Alcazar in Seville on 26 October 2024 as part of the The Almoravid and Almohad Civilization in the Maghreb and al-Andalus Congress.

The Almoravid and Almohad Civilization in the Maghreb and al-Andalus event is a collaboration between Morocco, Portugal and Spain. This is an itinerant international Congress that will take place in Marrakech, Seville and in the Algarve during the month of October 2024.

The pilot’s coordinator Prof. Desiderio Sares Batista of University of Algarve is part of the organising committee for the Congress in Portual.

The provisional programme of the Congress is available for download

 

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