Qanat Related Structures

Abstract

This chapter sheds light on the structures which are intertwined with qanat. For example water mills used to be built in qanat gallery in order to exploit water energy or water reservoirs were for storing drinking water. Also ice house was meant to produce ice out of qanat water and store it for summer use. This chapter shows the fact that qanat’s application is not only limited to water supply, but it may encompass the other fields like generating energy, sanitation, supplying potable water, producing ice, etc.