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Photograph B03569 First World War, 1914-1918Wady Kelt, which emerges from the wilderness behind Jericho, showing remnants of an ancient Roman aqueduct by which water was carried for irrigation to Jordan Valley, in the time of Herod.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A small cascade of water from an old aqueduct in the Wady Kelt.
Wady Kelt, which emerges from the wilderness behind Jericho, showing remnants of an ancient Roman aqueduct by which water was carried for irrigation to Jordan Valley, in the time of Herod.

A scene through an archway of an aqueduct over the Wady Kelt, on the main Jericho Road.

A view of the ancient aqueduct running round the cliff face at Wady Kelt, which runs into the Jordan Valley. The water flowing down the side of the hill is from a break in the aquaduct.

A view of the Wady Kelt adqueduct, with steel pipe, on the main Jericho road, showing the remains of an aqueduct of the time of Herod, looking from above.

The Wady Kelt adqueduct, with steel pipe, on the Jericho main road, showing the ruins of an aqueduct of the time of Herod.

An Australian Light Horseman cooling off in the water at Wady Kelt. A waterfall is in the background.