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Irrigation development in central Persia
Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society • 40 • Published In 1953 • Pages: 124-133
By: Fitt, R. L..
Abstract
The author spent some time traveling in Persia on behalf of a British firm of engineering consultants employed by the Persian government. He describes the importance, problems and effectiveness of irrigation development in Persia up to 1953. There is a detailed account of the Zayandeh Rud scheme for irrigation and hydroelectric power development.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Engineer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Beverly Calsoyas ; 1955
- Field Date
- 1945-1953
- Coverage Date
- 1945-1953
- Coverage Place
- Khuzestan, Iran
- Notes
- R. L. Fitt
- LCCN
- 89657394
- LCSH
- Iranians