ANCIENT KAREZ SYSTEM AS A SUSTAINABLE TOOL FOR IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY IN RURAL AFGHANISTAN

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dc.contributor.authorHimat, Abobakar
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Selim
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T19:33:51Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T19:33:51Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAncient Karez is sustainable and environmentally friend irrigation and water supply system in rural Afghanistan. By operating Karez system there would not be decline in underground water table. The water of Karez is fresher, cooler and cleaner; there is no need for any water treatment. Afghanistan has approximately 33 million population which most of them % 80 live in rural regions. The rural inhabitants are poorer than the urban inhabitants. The life of rural inhabitants are dependent on agriculture and livestock. The inhabitants of rural communities use the Karez system for irrigation, livestock, drinking and domestic water use as well. Afghanistan is landlocked country and located in arid and semi-arid climate region. The south and southwestern of Afghanistan has arid climate, in these arid regions most of the Karez systems remained from ancient times, which some of them damaged and destroyed during the three decade of war and prolonged drought. For Karez viability there is need for adequate precipitation and suitable alluvial fan areas. Precipitation as snow melting during the year and feeds the mother well of Karez system. Karez is an ancient hydraulic engineering technology, which is common in arid climatic zones for irrigation and water supply purposes. Karez is hand-digging system, which is digs by professional Karez digging person (Karezkan). In rural communities, there is no modern water supply systems, inhabitants of rural communities have to manage water by their community's rules. Some of them dig Karezes and wells for irrigation and domestic water supply. In this study, we assess the importance of Karez system in rural Afghanistan.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage274en_US
dc.identifier.issn2224-4980en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid#YOKen_US
dc.identifier.startpage269en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/34798
dc.identifier.volume7en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000417182700010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHEALTH & ENVIRONMENT ASSOCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOSYSTEMS AND ECOLOGY SCIENCE-IJEESen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectKarezen_US
dc.subjectirrigation systemen_US
dc.subjectwater supplyen_US
dc.subjectrural Afghanistanen_US
dc.subjectarid climateen_US
dc.titleANCIENT KAREZ SYSTEM AS A SUSTAINABLE TOOL FOR IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY IN RURAL AFGHANISTANen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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