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Definition of Qanats
1. qanat [n] - See also: qanat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Qanats
Literary usage of Qanats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Six Months in Persia by Edward Stack (1882)
"Again, there is much to be done with qanats. Though private enterprise repairs
old qanats or opens new ones every year, still the impression one receives ..."
2. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"... qanats et canalisations souterraines en Iran, en Egypte el en Grece, Paris:
Persika 2. pp. 143-156. Uerpmann. M.. Uerpmann. HP and Jasim, SA 2000. ..."
3. Life of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan of Kabul: With His Political Proceedings by Mohana Lāla (1846)
"... but as we had qanats* all round our encampment it did not inconvenience us.
A remonstrance was instantly sent out by the Navab, who ordered the man to ..."
4. Six Months in Persia by Edward Stack (1882)
"... and are tapped two miles lower down by the qanats of the larger villages below;
finally, filtering through fifteen miles of slow descent, ..."
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