Category: Qanats

Ancient Iranian Qanats

May 24, 2025

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Mark

in Ancient Enginnering, Aquaducts, Everything Latin, History, Iran, Qanats, Roman Empire

By Joobin Bekhrad posted 20th June 2018 on BBC Travel blog This post isn’t really about the Roman Empire, although their seemingly never-ending conflict with the Parthian Empire, and long association with the ancient cities of Philadelphia (modern-day Amman in Jordan), Palmyra and Damascus (both in modern-day Syria), amongst others, would have definately brought them…