Iran has an extensive system of underground irrigation tunnels called "qanats". About 36300 qanats have been found so far. These highlight the resourcefulness and innovation of ancient Persia (Iran).
Qanat of Moon
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The qanats are ancient, gravity-fed underground aqueducts that transport water from mountain aquifers to arid plains. They are hand-dug tunnels and vertical shafts and represent a sophisticated, sustainable water management system with several networks now UNESCO World Heritage sites.
These tunnels were made famous by the book Blind White Fish in Persia, a 1953 book by Anthony Smith is which he chronicles a 1950 Oxford University expedition to Iran to find blind, white fish in the country's qanats. While the expedition failed to find the fish, the book became a classic travelogue, detailing the unique qanat system and the rural Persian life encountered by Smith and his companion.
These tunnels were made famous by the book Blind White Fish in Persia, a 1953 book by Anthony Smith is which he chronicles a 1950 Oxford University expedition to Iran to find blind, white fish in the country's qanats. While the expedition failed to find the fish, the book became a classic travelogue, detailing the unique qanat system and the rural Persian life encountered by Smith and his companion.
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