Woraus qanat besteht
An underground channel that collects groundwater by gravity.
- Mother well shaft — hat als Teil. A vertical shaft down to the aquifer.
- Underground water tunnel — hat als Teil. A gently sloping tunnel through which water flows to the fields.
- Row of vertical access shafts — hat als Teil. A chain of shafts for digging and ventilation.
- Gravity flow — nutzt. Water flows by gravity.
- Ton — ist hergestellt aus. Weak sections of a qanat were reinforced with clay rings.