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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Cornalvo Dam

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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Cornalvo Dam
Roman water system across the Albarregas River, 1st–2nd century AD


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 03:31

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📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Albarregas River, near Mérida, Extremadura, Spain
  • Construction: 1st or 2nd century AD
  • Original purpose: Water supply to Roman city Augusta Emerita
  • UNESCO inscription: 1993

The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman hydraulic structure spanning the Albarregas River near Mérida in southwestern Spain that ...

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