Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions

SE Bahraseman, A Firoozzare, C Zhang, N Yousefian… - Water research, 2024 - Elsevier
In semi-arid and arid regions, qanats are a vital water source for agricultural needs.
However, many communities are abandoning these traditional and sustainable water supply …

Prioritizing the effects of sustainable development of reviving the qanat in Fariman-Torbat Jam plain-The Eastern of Iran

N Yousefian, NS Foroushani, A Firozzare… - Groundwater for …, 2025 - Elsevier
Qanat is an indigenous technology that has played a fundamental role in the expansion of
cities and rural throughout arid and semi-arid regions. Severe drought and increased water …

Geospatial distribution of qanats in middle eastern countries: Potential for sustainable groundwater system

M Mohajerani, F Dokhanian, H Estaji, D Boer… - Journal of Arid …, 2024 - Elsevier
Serious concerns have arisen regarding the depletion of groundwater aquifers and water
shortage, particularly in the Middle East. The utilization of qanat, subterranean tunnel-wells …

Research on the spatial morphology of traditional settlements in Turpan Oasis–centred on the karez settlement

F Meng, Y Zeng - Landscape Research, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The study takes the traditional settlements in the Turpan of China as a case and explores
their spatial features under the joint influence of water resource constraints and …

Sustainable agriculture through qanat systems in Karabakh: Water and soil characteristics in the context of climate change

A Guliyev, T Babayeva, R Islamzade… - Eurasian Journal of …, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
This study investigates the water quality and soil characteristics associated with qanat
systems in the Cebrail district of the Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Qanat systems, traditional …

Eurasian Journal of Soil Science

A Guliyev, R Islamzade, P Suleymanova… - Eurasian Journal of …, 2024 - ejss.fesss.org
This study aims to assess the extent of hydrocarbon and heavy metal contamination in soils
from specific areas on Azerbaijan's Absheron Peninsula, including Absheron, Suraxanı, and …