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<p>A <b>saqiyah</b> or <b>saqiya</b> , also spelled <b>sakia</b> or <b>saqia</b>) is a mechanical water lifting device. It is also called a <b>Persian wheel</b>, <b>tablia</b>, <b>rehat</b>, and in <a href="page.php?w=Latin">Latin</a> <b>tympanum</b>. It is similar in function to a <a href="page.php?w=scoop_wheel">scoop wheel</a>, which uses buckets, jars, or scoops fastened either directly to a vertical wheel, or to an endless belt activated by such a wheel. The vertical wheel is itself attached by a <a href="page.php?w=drive_shaft">drive shaft</a></p><p>
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