Iranian aqueduct

In the past, it took a lot of work to create a water supply system. In the green areas of the country, cities and villages were built near rivers to use their water easily; But what should they do in desert areas for water supply? Qanat was the initiative of Iranians to solve this problem.
In desert areas, Iranians used to create underground channels to guide water. With the help of Iranian aqueducts, heating and evaporation of water were prevented. Fortunately, many aqueducts are still intact. Stay with us to get to know these mysterious and strange aqueducts better.

Top Iranian aqueducts

Iranian aqueducts are mainly located in central and desert areas. With the help of the aqueduct, water was transported directly from the spring to different urban areas. Some of these aqueducts collapsed for various reasons, But fortunately, many are standing.Building an aqueduct underground without modern equipment was a very difficult task. Some of these aqueducts have a very strange and complicated appearance. Scary stories are also told about some aqueducts. Stay with us to get to know these aqueducts better.

Ardakan aqueduct | Watching the city of  Iranian aqueducts

Ardakan is one of the cities of Yazd province. This city is located in the desert. In the past, water supply was a big challenge for the people of Ardakan. Therefore, under Ardakan, there is an underground city consisting of 250 aqueducts. Unfortunately, only eight aqueducts are alive and standing out of these. The rest of the aqueducts have dried up due to the reduction of underground resources.
Of course, for some time now, Ardakan municipality has been trying to revive this treasure to attract tourists. Even visiting dry aqueducts can be very attractive. By entering these aqueducts, a strange feeling will cover your entire being. Of course, choosing live and flowing aqueducts to visit is better. Sadr Abad, Aish Abad, Taghi Abad, Ali Abad, Qasim Abad, Zain Abad, and Qutbuddin aqueducts are still alive and flowing.

Jopar Goharriz aqueduct| The lifeblood of Jopar