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  2. Category:Mesopotamia templates - Wikipedia

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    [[Category:Mesopotamia templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Mesopotamia templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

  3. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The Ancient Greeks of Athens and Asia Minor also used an indoor plumbing system, used for pressurized showers. [29] The Greek inventor Heron used pressurized piping for fire fighting purposes in the City of Alexandria. [30] An inverted siphon system, along with glass-covered clay pipes, was used for the first time in the palaces of Crete, Greece.

  4. History of waste management - Wikipedia

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    The broader span of aqueducts generally utilized pipes made out of lead, while the pipes within the cities themselves were often made of ceramic, wood, and leather. There were distinct differences in quality of waste management practices between the socioeconomic classes. Access to the sewer systems, as well as having plumbing and other water ...

  5. Achaemenid architecture - Wikipedia

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    The water system was far more complex than just the reservoirs and the water conduits, and involved a very sophisticated system of closed pipes and irrigation. The irrigation system was divided into five zones, two serving the north part of the structure and three the southern part. The irrigation system was designed to be harmonious with the ...

  6. Piping and instrumentation diagram - Wikipedia

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    Piping and instrumentation diagram of pump with storage tank. Symbols according to EN ISO 10628 and EN 62424. A more complex example of a P&ID. A piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) is defined as follows: A diagram which shows the interconnection of process equipment and the instrumentation used to control the process.

  7. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

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    A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal. Sanitary sewers are a type of gravity sewer and are part of an overall system called a "sewage system" or sewerage .

  8. Architecture of Mesopotamia - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of Mesopotamia is ancient architecture of the region of the Tigris–Euphrates river system (also known as Mesopotamia), encompassing several distinct cultures and spanning a period from the 10th millennium BC (when the first permanent structures were built) to the 6th century BC.

  9. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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    In addition to lengths of pipe or tubing, pipe fittings such as valves, elbows, tees, and unions. are used in plumbing systems. [40] Pipe and fittings are held in place with pipe hangers and strapping. Plumbing fixtures are exchangeable devices that use water and can be connected to a building's plumbing system. They are considered to be ...