Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so […].
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Qanat
Synonyms for "qanat" (4 found)
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Noun(1 words)
ancient irrigation tunnel
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
qanat water
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
subterranean water conduitunderground irrigation canal
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4 entriesirrigation sourceirrigation systemwater conduitwater supply
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2 entriesCollocations
6 entriesancient qanatarid region water supplyqanat networksubterranean water conduittraditional irrigation systemunderground irrigation canal
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3 total sentences available.
Elsewhere over large areas of the plateau and the foothill regions, the qanat irrigation cultures were weakened considerably.
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Its gardens are watered by rivers that invariably flow underground, like the subterranean qanat'''s developed by the Persians.
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