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Qanat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qanats are constructed as a series of well-like vertical shafts, connected by ... The qanat's water-carrying channel is 50-100 cm wide and 90-150 cm high. ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanat

WaterHistory.org
Our objective is to explore prehistoric and historic water projects worldwide. ... Many qanats are still in use stretching from China on the east to Morocco on the ...

http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/qanats/

Qanats
Many qanats are still in use stretching from China on the east to Morocco on the ... Qanats are constructed by specialists. ... The Romans used qanats in conjunction ...

http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/qanats/qanats.pdf

Renovation of Qanats in Syria
Lightfoot (1996) defines qanats as "a form of ... In modern times, qanats are not able to provide enough water for ... Traditionally, qanats should be cleaned ...

http://www.inweh.unu.edu/inweh/drylands/Publications/Wessels.pdf

Qanat Trivia
Qanats are a good, sound investment: a well-made qanat can be used by many ... Two or three good qanats will supply all the irrigation water for a small village. ...

http://www.iras.ucalgary.ca/~volk/sylvia/qanat.htm

Kariz(Qanat); An Eternal Friendly System For Harvesting Groundwater
An evaluation of the sustainability of Qanats under changing socio economic and ... in regards the construction and maintenance of Qanats have declined ...

http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/workshops/other_meetings/application/pdf/121103_iran.pdf

Goldsmith: The qanats of Iran.
The qanats are underground conduits which collect the water from an aquifer on ... Most of the area that qanats serve to irrigate is arid and rainless. ... Qanats " ...

http://www.edwardgoldsmith.com/page162.html

International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures (ICQHS)
... of International Centre on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures (ICQHS) ... How to pay the fee of the International Training Course on Qanats ...

http://www.qanat.info/index.html

ICARDA Annual Report 2001
Qanats are underground tunnels that tap groundwater and direct it to human ... Qanats rely on gravity alone to transport water from underground aquifers and do ...

http://www.icarda.cgiar.org/Publications/AnnualReport/2001/portfolio/themep4-1b.htm

ALN #57: Wessels: What is the future for ancient water tunnels in the ...
... on the author's experiences with restoration of qanats in Syria, published in the Arid Lands ... Qanats are man-made subterranean tunnels that lead ...

http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln57/wessels.html

.:: International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures ::.
... board meeting of the International Center on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Struc ... How to pay the fee of the International Training Course on Qanats ...

http://www.icqhs.org/

UNESCO Water Portal newsletter No. 186: Qanats
FREE, available in English, French and Spanish, the UNESCO Water Portal newsletter brings you the latest news, events, facts and figures, publications and links ...

http://www.unesco.org/water/news/newsletter/186.shtml