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2024-01-06 17:03
Minister visits Gonabad, underlines tourism opportunities
TEHRAN – On Saturday, Ezzatollah Zarghami, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, paid a visit to the ancient city of Gonabad, which is renowned for its UNESCO-recognized qanat system, thought to have been built between 700 and 500 BC.
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2023-12-18 17:14
Qanat: ancient marvel for water access, air conditioning and refrigeration
TEHRAN - With roots tracing back over 3,000 years, the qanat stands as an astounding engineering feat that ancient Iranians used as an enduring solution to easily obtainable water.
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2022-02-06 18:14
Conference discusses qanat as ‘enduring heritage of Iranians’
TEHRAN – A host of experts in the Persian qanat system started discussing ways to preserve the time-honored heritage during a three-day conference kicked off on Saturday in Kerman province.