Qanat System

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Irrigation system
gptkbp:composedOf Underground tunnels
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Cultural practices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Qanat System
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Cultural heritage
Traditional knowledge
Community resilience
gptkbp:isAttendedBy Climate change
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Local communities
Pollution
Drought
Over-extraction of water
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy Vertical shafts
Sloped channels
Water collection wells
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn Historical texts
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Tunisia
Arid regions
gptkbp:isImportantFor Agriculture
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy Community efforts
gptkbp:isPartOf Traditional water management systems
gptkbp:isProminentIn Historical trade routes
Middle_Eastern_cultures
Central_Asian_cultures
North_African_cultures
South_Asian_cultures
gptkbp:isPromotedBy Sustainable development initiatives
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:isStudiedIn Archaeologists
Hydrologists
Environmental scientists
gptkbp:isSupportedBy Local governance
gptkbp:isUsedIn Supplying drinking water
Irrigating_crops
gptkbp:isVulnerableTo Urbanization
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs Karez
gptkbp:provides Sustainable water access
gptkbp:usedFor Water supply
gptkbp:utilizes Gravity
gptkbp:yearEstablished Ancient times