3,000 years ago, in what is now Iran, a type of underground aqueduct called a Qanat was designed to transport water over long distances to farms and villages that could not survive without water in the H๏τ, dry climate.

These holes are called Qanat — an ancient Persian system of water supply. There was an underground canal that people used to drink water from or would get water for their plants.

I Qanat, il sistema idraulico millenario dell'Iran - Scintilena

Qanats at Gur | Georg Gerster

5.6 Qanat (Kariz) culture - culture of contentment — Agriwatch

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