karēz (English spelling)

Japanese: karēz(英語表記)karez
karēz (English spelling)

…A culvert-type water facility found mainly in arid regions such as Iran. It is also called karēz. Qanat uses clear, high-quality water from the foothills or valley heads (upstream of the valley) as its water source. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "karēz" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…おもにイランなど乾燥地域にみられる暗渠方式の水利施設。カレーズkarēzともいう。カナートは山麓部や谷頭部(谷の最上流部)におけるよどんでいない良質の水を水源とする。…

※「karēz」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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