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An Introduction to the Ancient Irrigation Structures Upon Karun River in Shushtar City, Iran
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Unique geographical and living conditions within Shushtar region due to the amicable weather and the existence of Karun River have provided a resourceful settlement for the people in the region. Adequate and high-quality water resource, i.e., the Karun River, on the one hand and the fertile croplands on the other caused the early settlers to design and build numerous hydraulic structures upon Karun River in order to efficiently harness and utilize water. These monumental structures include weirs, weir-bridges, bridges and water intakes dating back to the time of Achaemenian (330–550 BC) and Sassanian dynasties (224–651 AD). Although some of these structures have been partly deteriorated or damaged by frequent floods, long wars or development of modern irrigation networks in time, still some others have survived through time and are now being used or developed into modern irrigation and drainage grids. The present paper is an introduction to the existing structures upon Karun River within Shushtar region; the primary objectives of their establishments, materials used and related designs, technical aspects and operation of the structures, how they are connected and the feeding water supplies to each. It also proposes a number of practical recommendations to effectively conserve, protect and utilize the existing hydraulic structures.
An Introduction to the Ancient Irrigation Structures Upon Karun River in Shushtar City, Iran
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-5834
Unique geographical and living conditions within Shushtar region due to the amicable weather and the existence of Karun River have provided a resourceful settlement for the people in the region. Adequate and high-quality water resource, i.e., the Karun River, on the one hand and the fertile croplands on the other caused the early settlers to design and build numerous hydraulic structures upon Karun River in order to efficiently harness and utilize water. These monumental structures include weirs, weir-bridges, bridges and water intakes dating back to the time of Achaemenian (330–550 BC) and Sassanian dynasties (224–651 AD). Although some of these structures have been partly deteriorated or damaged by frequent floods, long wars or development of modern irrigation networks in time, still some others have survived through time and are now being used or developed into modern irrigation and drainage grids. The present paper is an introduction to the existing structures upon Karun River within Shushtar region; the primary objectives of their establishments, materials used and related designs, technical aspects and operation of the structures, how they are connected and the feeding water supplies to each. It also proposes a number of practical recommendations to effectively conserve, protect and utilize the existing hydraulic structures.
An Introduction to the Ancient Irrigation Structures Upon Karun River in Shushtar City, Iran
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-5834
Unique geographical and living conditions within Shushtar region due to the amicable weather and the existence of Karun River have provided a resourceful settlement for the people in the region. Adequate and high-quality water resource, i.e., the Karun River, on the one hand and the fertile croplands on the other caused the early settlers to design and build numerous hydraulic structures upon Karun River in order to efficiently harness and utilize water. These monumental structures include weirs, weir-bridges, bridges and water intakes dating back to the time of Achaemenian (330–550 BC) and Sassanian dynasties (224–651 AD). Although some of these structures have been partly deteriorated or damaged by frequent floods, long wars or development of modern irrigation networks in time, still some others have survived through time and are now being used or developed into modern irrigation and drainage grids. The present paper is an introduction to the existing structures upon Karun River within Shushtar region; the primary objectives of their establishments, materials used and related designs, technical aspects and operation of the structures, how they are connected and the feeding water supplies to each. It also proposes a number of practical recommendations to effectively conserve, protect and utilize the existing hydraulic structures.
An Introduction to the Ancient Irrigation Structures Upon Karun River in Shushtar City, Iran
Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng
Torfi, Kazem (author) / Albaji, Mohammad (author) / Naseri, Abd Ali (author) / Boroomand Nasab, Saeed (author)
2021-06-01
17 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Structures , Weir , Weir-bridge , Intake , Irrigation , Shushtar , Gargar , Daryon , Band-e-Mizan Engineering , Civil Engineering
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