Alongside the event, the International Qanat Club will be launched using the opportunity of having senior experts in Qanats sciences.

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Qanats (also called kariz, lyoun, aflaj) are underground galleries that tap and continously convey groundwater and have been employed since very ancient times.

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Qanats have proved to be an extraordinarily valuable and sustainable traditional technology, which throughout the historical ages has been transferred from ancient Persia where it originated to numerous countries all over the world, particularly those with arid and semi-arid climates.

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