Amezruy n tsegda tawamant n yiɣzer Amellal Hydraulic Engineering History of Oued Abiod

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The ancient hydraulic engineering of Oued Abiod (Aures) relies on a network of channels carved into the rock, dating back to ancient times, some of which are still used today by the local population to irrigate their orchards. Many historians and researchers believe that these channels and all the ancient hydraulic structures are the work of the Romans. They were constructed during the Roman occupation of North Africa, denying the possibility that they were a local creation.  This judgment is due to the fact that the Imazighen are among those peoples of the world who have been overlooked because they did not manage to write their own history. All their exploits and achievements are thus attributed to other peoples, especially considering that history is often written by the victor and endured by the vanquished.  In this article, we undertake a field study to describe some ancient hydraulic monuments built on the banks of Oued Abiod. The contribution is part of Berber anthropological studies and water history. It aims to shed light on certain hydraulic aspects that have withstood the test of time and compare them with the notes and writings of historians.

AGZUL: Tasegda tawamant taqburt n yɣzer Amellal (Awras), tbedd ɣef ugraw n tregwa yettwaɣzen deg uẓru, yettuɣalen ɣer talliyin tiqburin, maca kra seg-sent mazal-itent ttusemrasent ar ass-a, sɣur yimezdaɣ, deg useswi n wurtan-nsen. Ttwalin kra n yimazrayen d yimnadiyen dakken tiregwa-a d yiqdicen iwamanen iqburen merra, mmuggen s ufus n yirumanen, asmi d-kecmen ɣer Tefriqt n Ugafa. Aya i igedlen tited dakken ad tili d tadigant n tadra. Tettuɣal tekti-a, dakken aɣref amaziɣ gar yiɣerfan n umaḍal i yettwaǧǧen ɣer deffir, acku ur ssinen neɣ ahat ur zmiren ad arin amezruy-nsen. Ɣef wakka, tuget n yisemras d yiqdicen-nsen ttusemman ɣef yigduden-nniḍen, ladɣa imi amezruy deg tuget-nnes yettari-t win yernan, yečča-tent win yettwarnan. Deg umagrad-a,ad neɛreḍ ad d-neglem kra n tsigar tiwamanin tiqburin, yettwaskan ɣef tamiwin n yiɣzer Amellal. Yeqqen leqdic-a ɣer tezrawin n tesnalest tamaziɣt d umezruy n waman. Iswi n tezrwat-a d awelleh ɣer kra n tsigar tiwamanin i d-yegran deg unnar, sakin ad tent-nesserwes d wayen uran yimazrayen.