Qasaba Qanat

The Qanats of Ghasabeh, also called Kariz e Kay Khosrow, is one of the world's oldest and largest networks of qanats. Built between 700 and 500 BCE by the Achaemenid Empire in what is now , Razavi Khorasan Province, , the complex contains 427 water wells with a total length of 33,113 metres.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: qanat in Gonabad County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
  • Also known as: “Ghasabeh Qanat”, “Gonabad Qanat”, “Qanats of Ghasabeh”, “Qanats of Gonabad”, and “Qasabeh Qanat”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gonabad and Behabad.

Town
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is a city in the Central District of County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is best known as the home of the Gonabadi Dervishes and also for its qanats.

Village
is a village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District in Gonabad County, province, . is situated 3 km east of Qasaba Qanat.

Village
is a village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District in Gonabad County, province, . is situated 3 km west of Qasaba Qanat.

Qasaba Qanat

Latitude
34.33204° or 34° 19′ 55″ north
Longitude
58.68402° or 58° 41′ 3″ east
Open location code
8H6W8MJM+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 545492258
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5937813
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Qasaba Qanat” goes by many names.
  • French: “qanats de Gonabad”
  • French: “Qanats de Gonabad”
  • Japanese: “ゴナーバード・カナート”
  • Japanese: “ゴナーバードのカナート”
  • Kirghiz: “Касабе суу каналы”
  • Persian: “قنات قصبه، گناباد”
  • Persian: “قنات قصبه”
  • Persian: “قنات گناباد”
  • Portuguese: “Qanats de Gonabad”
  • Slovenian: “Gasabejski kanat”
  • Slovenian: “Gonabadski kanat”
  • Turkish: “Firidunkenar Kehrizi”

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