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The Qanat (Kariz) of Kish or Aqueduct of Kish dates back to 2500 years ago and is one of historical places in Kish island , Iran .The Qanat is located 16 m under the ground and its ceiling is covered by oysters and corals . It’s vastness is over 10000 square meters. Nowadays the qanat is changed to an underground city. author of photo: alirezaseydabady author of photo: alirezaseydabady Before the Roman aqueduct, the people of pre-Islamic Iran had developed their own hydraulic system called a qanat. A qanat is a series of vertical wells, built along a gentle slope to filter water toward arid areas. The Kish Qanat is an excellent example of this ancient technology and provides visitors with an opportunity to get face to face with the infrastructure of this amazing hydraulic system. The Kish Qanat is over 2,500 years old and filters water from the mountains to the dry valleys below through layers of the coral that comprise the island’s foundation. Kish is one of the only islands in the world that is made up of coral, and tunneling into the earth there allows for a unique look at the usually underwater specimen. Sixteen meters below the coral island, a series of tunnels near the wells snake through the earth for more than five miles. As the tunnels cut below the world, the Kish Qanat begins to look more like a massive underground city. Lately, architects hoping to draw tourists to the attraction have embraced that idea even more. Along with the historic coral walls around the qanat, workers have reinforced the tunnels with mortar and stone to create a subterranean world. Soon, visitors can peruse an update on the early hydraulic system that will feature vendors selling typical Iranian gifts along with a few subterranean restaurants and an amphitheater. Strangely enough, the unique historic element of the island is slowly mimicking its inner tourism side. author of photo: alirezaseydabady Sources: http://www.persiantourismguide.com/ http://www.atlasobscura.com/
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roof of dugout There is a house under this hill - commonly called a dugout View of houses The big winch They don't care where they leave their old cars Col looks at home here - who needs a job? Underground Church Col was dying to play here until ............................. He realised there was no grass!!!!! Temperature was 40 degrees lets leave that one alone. Machine digs these tunnels Houses - dugouts are built in some disused mines, soil conditions need to be perfect though Underground bedroom Constant 24 degrees down here all year round Opal - posh so not valuable no colour Hi everyone, we reached Coober Pedy without any problems without the rest of our family they are still in Renmark waiting on car parts. Coober Pedy is a truly fascinating place, we both love it. Such a great contrast again from the Sunshine Coast and in fact anywhere else in Australia that we have seen. The town is the Opal Capital of the world and has a population of around 3,500. There are 45 different nationalities represented here and about 60% of people living here are European. About half of the houses and businesses here are built above ground and the other half underground or some have above ground and equally as much house underground, they call these houses dugouts. The reason for this is to keep the houses cooler – Coober Pedy is very hot. Houses underground maintain a constant 24 degrees both winter and summer, the average cost for a home like this is around $70,000, there are some much grander homes also which would be worth a lot more than this. The dugout houses are disused shafts and mines that were once mined for opal. No more mining is allowed within the town, even though it’s believed there is still opal here because it is now too dangerous that there are people living in the town, the mining takes place within a radius of 75km around town. Colin was interested to see a golf course with not a blade of grass! You will see photo’s the greens are sand with oil mixed in, otherwise the sand would blow away. It is not unusual for Coober Pedy to suffer dust storms. There are photo’s of a magnificent underground church, you will see the walls and ceilings are natural just with a glaze over to protect them. The church has some beautiful hand carvings that were done by a visiting New Zealander. I have mixed feelings sending this blog; I am seeing so much devistation in Qld it seems petty to spend time putting together our photo’s of our wonderful trip. So many of our friends and my customers will be effected by this devastation either directly or indirectly. Our thoughts go out to them. I am sure all of you feel the same way and our thoughts and prayers are with those effected. Thankyou for viewing our blog I hope you enjoyed it.
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In another example of when having a great subject can really help in getting great photographs, we're sure you will agree that this collection is pretty impressive. These cisterns are from various prominent places in the ancient and medieval world - predominantly Istanbul, but the collection also includes shots from Israel, Egypt, Italy and Spain. photo © 2004 Procsilas Moscas | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 flydime | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 Etienne Cazin | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 Etienne Cazin | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2007 Chris Ruggles |
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