Falaj Daris

Falaj Daris is one of the largest falaj in Oman and lies

 in Wilayat Nizwa in A'Dakhiliyah Governorate. It is a Dawoodi Falaj

It consists of two branches: The “Big Branch” running for a length

 of 1,700 metres, and the "Small Branch” with a length of 1,900 metres. Falaj

 Daris stems from Wadi Al Abyad (White Valley). A lot of this wilayt's (district’s)

 residents depend on Falaj Daris to water their crops that extend from Shariat

 Al Falaj in Daris to the market area

The entrance to Falaj Daris

Falaj Daris is one of the most fam

mous Dawoodi aflaj in Oman and the

largest falaj in the Interior Region. It

has a powerful flow that exceeds 2000

liters / second and its water is of high

quality (electric conductivity of 477 mic

crosimens / cm. Ph: 7.3 temperature:

29 degrees centigrade). Falaj Daris

has two branches: the large branch

which is about 1700 meters long with

a source depth of 17.5 meters, and the

small branch which has less water. This

branch is 1900 meters long and it flows

from Wadi Al-Abyadh and its source

depth is about 16 meters. Both the large

and the small branches are joining at a

point called «Fardh Al-Multaqa», loc

cated in Wadi Al-Abyadh. The total of

the falaj channels from the source to

the demand area is about 7990 m. feed

the Falaj with water. The most import

tant wadis that feed the Falaj are Wadi

Al-abyadh, Wadi Al-Hijri, Wadi AlMassalah,

Wadi Kammah and Wadi

Al-Suwaihiriya

Falaj Daris in Nizwa which is of the dawoodi type

 is undoubtedly one of the most important in the Sultanate

Site Description:

 Falaj Daris is located in Willayat Nizwa underneath the foothill of

 Al-Jebal Al-Akhadar, 180 kilometers away from Muscat Governorate 

In addition to the role of Falaj Daris as the source of water for

 irrigating farms and gardens, its surroundings have also been developed

 into a public park for local and foreign visitors who are usually fascinated

 by the sprawling canals of the falaj

True to the saying that water is life, one of the

 canals of Falaj Daris irrigation palm, mango, banana

 and other plants in this farm in Nizwa