Iran’s Ancient Technology Turned Deserts Into Oases
In some of the world’s harshest deserts, ancient Persian engineers built a simple but brilliant technology that still supplies water today — with no electricity, no pumps, and no depletion of aquifers. This is the story of the qanat: an underground tunnel system hand-dug to carry water from mountain aquifers across miles of desert, creating oases, farms, and thriving civilizations in the middle of arid land. #Qanats #AncientEngineering #WaterInTheDesert #SustainableWater #OffGridWater #PersianTechnology #LowTech #Offswitch Credit to : Off Switch