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I learned about Qanat reading Desmond Bagley airport thrillers written in the 60s. It's part of a plot line dealing with middle eastern drug trafficking. When I
by ggm 2y ago
I learned about Qanat reading Desmond Bagley airport thrillers written in the 60s. It's part of a plot line dealing with middle eastern drug trafficking. When I met Persians in Australia 40 years later it was interesting to realise they were still significant in their culture. Keeping on top of the maintenance was a social capital exercise in frustration, endless mañana.
- hks0 2y agoI lived in the city where it had the largest number of Qanats. Amazingly, they could still be used today as an efficient means of water transport, but the government has ruined them already, with sewage water, lack of maintenance, etc (what hasn't they ruined...)
- jahnu 2y agoYazd? Amazing city. Loved it.