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The karez in Iraq
contributed by Casey Walther
Casey Walther forwarded some informative findings of recent efforts of the UNESCO to refurbish the karez (qanats) in Iraq:
- UNESCO’s report on the karez survey recently finished:
Download the report (pdf document, 1.6 Mb)
- film commissioned by UNESCO showing the current situation and state of the karez in Iraq:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wagRpbCBJSM (Part 1)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-ZTMoSvJI (Part 2)
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