In pictures: The discovery of the longest water tunnel in the world in the Jordanian city of Irbid

ArabiaWeather.com - Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Yarmouk University, Dr. Ahmed Malabeh, said that the longest tunnel in the world, the Yarmouk Tunnel (Decapolis), is located in northern Jordan and was established for the purposes of collecting rainwater and increasing settlement in that region during the Roman era.

In a lecture he gave at Yarmouk University and talking about this discovery, he indicated that the length of the tunnel is 140 km, starting from inside the Syrian territory and ending in Umm Qais, where it extends to the Tora area in the Ramtha district, passing through Wadi al-Shalala and the areas of the Bani Kinana district, Habras, Kafarsoum, Samar and Badr. And a king.

Al-Malaba pointed out that the tunnel consists mostly of chalky rocks, clay minerals, coal and gypsum on the walls of the tunnel to mitigate water loss. The latest studies said that the direction of the tunnel in Umm Qais is in the direction of Al-Tura, which raises several questions about whether this tunnel is a continuous tunnel. Or two tunnels with branches.

Al-Malaba confirmed that the tunnel is still in good condition, and that some of its parts are in excellent condition, as if they were dug a short time ago.

He pointed out the need to preserve the tunnel to rehabilitate it and start marketing it to put it on Jordan's map for eco-tourism and benefit from the huge amounts of water that accumulate inside it.