The desert city of Yazd in central Iran played host to Water Thanksgiving Festival, aiming to promote the culture of saving water resources in the country. The event which was held from July 20-22 also aimed to improve water consumption and management patterns and introduce exemplary water preservation models in the household, agriculture, and industry ...

Financial Tribune - Rehabilitation of qanats should be put on the agenda and the issue, unlike in the past, has drawn the attention of the Energy Ministry, the agriculture minister said Tuesday. The government is paying special attention to watershed management and we must solve problems in the key agricultural sector, ISNA quoted Mahmoud Hojjati ...

IFP - A rare species of freshwater crab has been found at the depths of a qanat the ancient underground irrigation canals in the city of Mahan in Kerman province. Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Department of Mahan, Amin Mahani, said these two freshwater crabs were photographed while documenting the qanats in the city ...

IFP - One of the oldest and strangest traditions in Iran was to hold wedding ceremonies between widows and underground water tunnels called qanats. For a very long time Iranians provided the water they needed through subterranean channels called qanat. Qanats are old man-made structures that provide all or part of the required water in ...

The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in its 40th session since July 10 in Turkey, inscribed eleven Iranian qanats on the World Heritage List.     By IFP  

Lut Desert along with 11 qanats are set to be registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list by the end of 2015, ILNA reported, quoting the deputy director of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Mohamad Hassan Talebian. We have been cooperating with official bodies, such as the Department of Environment and the energy ...

[caption id="attachment_103745" align="alignright" width="188"] Mr. Serge Nakouzi, FAO Representative ai (at extreme right) delivering the GIAHS certificate to the Minister for Jihad-e-Agriculture, Mr. Mahmoud Hojjati(second from left). Looking on are: Mr. Abdolmehdi Bakhshandeh, Deputy Minister for Planning and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Jihad-...