152 Row of ganat mounds. Somewhere in the hills in the distance the water has originally been found. It is led to a village about 8 miles distance from the spring. The artificially made under-ground streambed is not lined with timber or planks. It is just cut through the earth. It happens that the soil sometimes caves in and blocks the waterflow. Through the vertical shafts the earth is being hoisted up in buckets, when cave-ins occur
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152 Row of ganat mounds. Somewhere in the hills in the distance the water has originally been found. It is led to a village about 8 miles distance from the spring. The artificially made under-ground streambed is not lined with timber or planks. It is just cut through the earth. It happens that the soil sometimes caves in and blocks the waterflow. Through the vertical shafts the earth is being hoisted up in buckets, when cave-ins occur. Variety of mounds and holes dispersed throughout the desert wilderness
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