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'Qanats'
Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society • 31 • Published In 1944 • Pages: 191-202
By: Noel, Colonel E..
Abstract
This is a fairly technical description of the Persian 'qanats' which conduct water for irrigation. There is an account of the method, technology and cost of their construction and a proposal for a special organization, government supported, to take over construction, maintenance, and supervision of qanats. There is also a list of special terms relevant to qanats. It is well documented that he and his younger brother Kamuran Alí (1895-1978) accompanied Major Noel in his travels through Kurdistan during 1919. Noel was a British intelligence officer whose main assignment was to assess the possibility of the creation of an official nation of Kurdistan. Major Noel was as pro-Kurdish as he was anti-Kemalist.
- 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
- none
- Coverage Date
- 1919-1920
- Coverage Place
- Iran
- Notes
- Colonel E. Noel
- LCCN
- 89657394
- LCSH
- Iranians