A qanāt is a gently sloping underground channel to transport water from an aquifer or water well to the surface for irrigation and drinking.
Water was the crucial resource for early survival in Persia. The region's arid climate made access to water essential for agriculture, drinking, and overall sustenance. Persians developed sophisticated systems such as qanats (underground channels) to manage and distribute water efficiently, allowing for successful settlement and civilization development in the region.
The Persian Empire made significant advances in technology, particularly in engineering and infrastructure. They developed an extensive road system, including the Royal Road, which facilitated trade and communication across vast distances. Additionally, the Persians were pioneers in engineering techniques, exemplified by the construction of qanats—underground aqueducts that efficiently transported water across arid regions. Their innovations in administration and logistics also contributed to the empire's ability to manage diverse cultures and territories effectively.
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The main water source for Persepolis was underground. Through the use of "Qanats" or underground aqueducts, water was channeled to pre manufactured water ways built into Persepolis's terrace. This Provided fresh water from Kuh-e Rahmet; this was the mountain Persepolis was built into . The terrace also has drainage tunnels for waste. In a way it was some of the first plumbing.
Neolithic people obtained water from natural sources such as rivers, lakes, springs, and wells. They would also collect rainwater or melt snow for drinking and cooking. In some cases, they dug underground channels called qanats to bring water to their settlements from distant sources.
Water was the crucial resource for early survival in Persia. The region's arid climate made access to water essential for agriculture, drinking, and overall sustenance. Persians developed sophisticated systems such as qanats (underground channels) to manage and distribute water efficiently, allowing for successful settlement and civilization development in the region.
The Berber people in North Africa traditionally collected water from wells, springs, and rivers. In modern times, many Berber communities access water through pipelines, wells, and water trucked in from nearby sources. Some rural areas still rely on traditional methods of collecting rainwater or using qanats, underground tunnels that channel water from mountain springs.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern Q-NA-S. That is, six letter words with 1st letter Q and 3rd letter N and 4th letter A and 6th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: qanats
A qanat is an ancient underground water management system that originated in Persia and later spread to other arid regions. It consists of a series of tunnels and shafts designed to transport water from an underground source, such as a spring, to the surface or to agricultural areas. Qanats are an ingenious engineering solution that maximize water efficiency and allow for sustainable farming in arid regions.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 15 words with the pattern --N-TS. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter N and 5th letter T and 6th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: annats arnuts benets binits bundts denets donuts genets lunets manats nonets pinots qanats tenets tincts
The Persian Empire made significant advances in technology, particularly in engineering and infrastructure. They developed an extensive road system, including the Royal Road, which facilitated trade and communication across vast distances. Additionally, the Persians were pioneers in engineering techniques, exemplified by the construction of qanats—underground aqueducts that efficiently transported water across arid regions. Their innovations in administration and logistics also contributed to the empire's ability to manage diverse cultures and territories effectively.
North Africa has a complex human-environment interaction. The region's arid climate and limited water resources have influenced settlement patterns and economic activities, with populations mainly concentrated along the coast and in oases. Nomadic pastoralism and agriculture are adapted to the desert environment, while irrigation systems such as qanats and terraced agriculture have enabled some agricultural production. However, human activities such as overgrazing, deforestation, and water extraction have also contributed to environmental degradation and desertification.
One of the major changes that needed to be made in Syria to host a human population, was mass irrigation of Euphrates River-water to grow enough wheat and barley to feed a sedentary population.
The City of Bam and its Cultural Landscape is a World Heritage site under criteria ii, iii, iv and v. Bam developed at the crossroads of important trade routes and is an outstanding example of the interactions of different influences. It represents an exceptional testimony to the development of a trade settlement in the Central Asian region. It is also a great example of a fortified settlement built using the mud layer technique as well as mud bricks. And finally, it is a representation of the interaction of man and nature in a desert environment using the qanats. The system is based on a precise set of techniques and responsibilities which have been maintained until the present, now that the settlement is vulnerable to irreversible change.