I just watched a BBC Doco "Wild China", its so amazing the karez water system, it such a hot a arid region, I wonder if you can do this in all deserts. It looks like a nice place region of china to visit...
In Afghanistan we still have thousands of Karezes. There are many other thousands of years old. Many of them were destroyed by Arabs, the Changezkhan.
Karezes were first built in Persia around 4000 years ago. The idea travelled the silk road.
They provided not only water and irrigation, but air conditioning to homes in very hot, dry areas. Cooling by evaorating water. Nothing to plug in.
Interesting to see raisin drying "towers". The ones recently blown up by NATO in southern Afghanistan were, I think, more effective than those shown here.
Shade-dried raisins were about income and dignity and pride.
Superb story Astral Jester! Survival methods vital to all our lives and the trouble that sometimes visits paradise, so woefully challenging now for all of us. Sincerely, Auntie Deb
I just watched a BBC Doco "Wild China", its so amazing the karez water system, it such a hot a arid region, I wonder if you can do this in all deserts. It looks like a nice place region of china to visit...
hugobrownofficial 2 years ago
In Afghanistan we still have thousands of Karezes. There are many other thousands of years old. Many of them were destroyed by Arabs, the Changezkhan.
Hindukaash 2 years ago
Karezes were first built in Persia around 4000 years ago. The idea travelled the silk road.
They provided not only water and irrigation, but air conditioning to homes in very hot, dry areas. Cooling by evaorating water. Nothing to plug in.
Interesting to see raisin drying "towers". The ones recently blown up by NATO in southern Afghanistan were, I think, more effective than those shown here.
Shade-dried raisins were about income and dignity and pride.
A terrible shame.
margot980 3 years ago 2
thankyou!
Pantekin 3 years ago 2
Superb story Astral Jester! Survival methods vital to all our lives and the trouble that sometimes visits paradise, so woefully challenging now for all of us. Sincerely, Auntie Deb
deborahmcneely 3 years ago