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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
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.
Garamantes
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The Garamantes were ancient peoples, who may have descended from Berber tribes, Toubou tribes, and Saharan pastoralists and who had settled, at least as early as 1000 BC, in the Fezzan region, where t
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…the rock—presumably at points where water seeped from the rocks—are evident. David Mattingly reports foggara extending for hundreds of miles in the Garamantes area near Germa in Libya: "The channels were generally very narrow – less than 2 feet wide and 5 high – but some were several miles long, and in total…
Portion from the Zliten mosaic found in the Villa of Dar Buc Ammera depicting the execution of Garamantian prisoners through damnatio ad bestias in th
Portion from the Zliten mosaic found in the Villa of Dar Buc Ammera depicting the execution of Garamantian prisoners through damnatio ad bestias in the Amphitheatre of Leptis Magna, c. 70 CE.
Location of the Garamantes in the Fezzan c. 600 AD, before the Islamic conquest.
Location of the Garamantes in the Fezzan c. 600 AD, before the Islamic conquest.
The ruins of Garama, one of the major settlements
The ruins of Garama, one of the major settlements