Traditional qanat for the water management, with the badgir to refresh water. Yazd, Iran

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A qanat or kareez is a water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water to human settlements or for irrigation in hot, arid and semi-arid climates. The technology is known to have developed in ancient Persia, and then spread to other cultures.

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Location: Yazd, Iran
Photo credit: © EmmePi Travel / Alamy / Afripics
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