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Qanat

technology Maturity 9-11

People use long tunnels for water.

Qanat cross section.svg
Qanat cross section.svg
These tunnels stay under the ground. They move water to dry places. This helps plants grow. It helps us too.
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Qanat Kashan.jpg
Do you like water?

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Ghasabe Qanats of Gonabad2.jpg
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Qanat Kashan.jpg
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Qanat Niavaran.jpg
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Qanat technology diffusion.svg
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Qanat cross section.svg
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Alluvial fan in Iran.jpg
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Molino de agua de Koushk-e-no, Yazd,...
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Qanat wind tower.svg
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AbAnbarNain2.jpg
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Yakhchal of Yazd province.jpg
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