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In a step that enhances the country cultural presence in international forums, the official authorities concerned with the water sector revealed the inclusion of a prominent water landmark located in Kirkuk Governorate within the World Irrigation Heritage Register, and this official announcement came concurrently with the activities of the twenty-sixth international conference and the meetings of the seventy-seventh executive council of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage held currently in the French city of Marseille, and this important achievement comes to emphasize the authenticity of the water heritage and its deep history and the accumulated traditional experiences it possesses in managing water resources, as well as the continuous interest in preserving and protecting these heritage facilities and highlighting their deep engineering value for coming generations and enhancing the engineering heritage.
