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Abbasid History Podcastš§EP053 GUEST EPISDODE (7/8) QanÄts: Harvesting Water on the Edge of the DesertIn this episode we discuss what is perhaps the most famous and distinctive invention of Middle Eastern and North African hydraulic engineering is the qanÄt (also known as foggaras, khettÄras, and aflÄj): an underground tunnel dug horizontally into a hillside to harvest water from the water table. Speakers: Majid Labbaf Khaneiki and Louise Rayne. Majid Khaneiki is a human geographer who specializes in traditional irrigation and hydro-social cycles in rural communities. He has conducted or cooperated with more than 20 research projects on water issues in Oman, Iran, Iraq, India and Azerbaijan. He is...2024-09-0457 min
Protecting the Past 3: Documentation as a Tool for Heritage ProtectionRoundtable discussion: LibyaChaired by Hafed Walda, discussants; Saleh Abdalha (DoA, Libya), Paul Bennett (Canterbury Trust), Abdulaati Lamin Lamin (DoA, Libya), Mohamed Fakroun (DoA, Libya), Susan Kane (Oberlin), Mustafa Turjman (DoA, Libya)2018-01-081h 35