Qanat outlet

Pakistan / Baluchistan / Surab /
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A qanat (from Arabic: قناة‎), kāriz (kareez from Persian: كاريز dervied from Persian: کهریز) or kahan (from Persian: کهن) is a water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water to human settlements or for irrigation in hot, arid and semi-arid climates. The technology is known to have developed in ancient Persia, and then spread to other cultures.
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Coordinates:   28°19'0"N   66°3'46"E
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