Tag: UNESCO Sites of Iran
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Iran Qanat: Swimming & wonder under the desert
Cooling off in an ancient qanat is a treatSwimming on a hot summer day is good. Swimming under the desert in a 2,500-year-old qanat in northeast Iran is extra special. I am 15 meters below ground, inside one of the world’s oldest qanats (aka kārīz) – the system of underground canals and aqueducts ancient Persians invented to transport water from mountains to the desert.…
