Some 3,000 years ago the Persians learned how to dig underground aqueducts that would bring mountain ground water to arid plains. Today the system provides 75 percent of the water used in Iran ...

But initially, the tunnels served as an aqueduct for the city. “The tunnels in Abarkuh… were primarily built for water management, specifically for the qanat [underground canal] system,” Irina ...

Historical homes in Abarkuh feature staircases that descend directly into tunnels, allowing residents to access water from qanats—traditional underground water systems renowned for their efficiency.

Shows populated places and individual buildings, built-up areas, roads, tracks, Gardez old and new airfields both marked as unusable, hospital, schools, forts, cemeteries, shrines, the Gardez River, ...