Traditional Use of Springs and Spring Galleries, historical fountaines
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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