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Aqueduct (water supply)
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An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away. In modern engineering, the term aqueduct is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunne
The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard, in Roman Gaul. Its lower tiers carry a road across the river, and the upper tiers support an aqueduct conduit
The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard, in Roman Gaul. Its lower tiers carry a road across the river, and the upper tiers support an aqueduct conduit that carried water to Nimes.
Medieval Deccan aqueduct in Hampi
Medieval Deccan aqueduct in Hampi
Nabataean aqueduct in Petra, Jordan
Nabataean aqueduct in Petra, Jordan
Underground aqueducts of Cantalloc, Nazca, Peru
Underground aqueducts of Cantalloc, Nazca, Peru
Qanat
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A qanāt or kārīz is a water supply system that was developed in ancient Iran for the purpose of transporting usable water to the surface from an aquifer or a well through an underground aqueduct. Orig
Aqueduct (water supply)
…enabled large scale agriculture to flourish in a dry land environment. In Persia, starting around 3000 years ago a system of underground aqueducts called qanāts were constructed, a series of well-like vertical shafts, connected by gently sloping tunnels. This technique: taps into subterranean water in a manner…
Channel of the Qanats of Ghasabeh in Iran's Razavi Khorasan Province, 2015.
Channel of the Qanats of Ghasabeh in Iran's Razavi Khorasan Province, 2015.
Qanat in Iran's Kashan surfacing within the Fin Garden in 2005; it is thought to have served Tepe Sialk for thousands of years.
Qanat in Iran's Kashan surfacing within the Fin Garden in 2005; it is thought to have served Tepe Sialk for thousands of years.
Kariz surfacing in Niavaran, a district in the Iranian capital city of Tehran, currently used for watering the grounds of the National Library and Arc
Kariz surfacing in Niavaran, a district in the Iranian capital city of Tehran, currently used for watering the grounds of the National Library and Archives of Iran, 2005.
Alluvial fan in southern Iran. Image from the Terra satellite, operated by NASA, 2004.
Alluvial fan in southern Iran. Image from the Terra satellite, operated by NASA, 2004.